The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-05-16
Three NEW yoHK LANDMARKS.
trinity, Sc. Paurs and Grace Church Def,
tho Advance Of Business Interests.

rrinity. Sc. Paurs and Grace Church Defy
the Advance Of Business Interests.
2 Three landmarks on Broadway occu-
nv sites SO valuable that their retention
confounds every calculation Of real es-
tate speculators They are the only three
churches ON Broadway below Forty-sec-
ond street, and each has come to be part
of the popular distinction Of that thor
oughfare. They are Trinity, ST Paul's
and Grace. All three have high claims
to architectural eminence, and all three
are of one denomination the Protestant
Episcopal
The site Of Trinity church, on Broad
way at the head Of Wall street, is ap-
praised officially at $4,000, 900; that Of
St. Paul's church, at Broadway and
Fulton street, at 81, 750, 900, and that of
Grace church, Broadway opposite Elev-
enth street, at $3.50, 900. The frontage
Of Trinity church, including the church
yard, is 400 feet, Of ST. Paul's church
167 feet and Of Grace church $50 feet
The gross valuation Of these three
churches is 90, loo, 900, and as the usual
rate Of assessment ON real estate is about
60 per cent the actual market value of
these three Broadway plots is in excess
! Of SIC, 900. 900. In European cities it is
no strange thing for public thorough
fares to be dotted with venerable edi-
1aces erected for ecclesiastical military
or governmental purposes. but in New
York, where there is no material partner
ship between church and state, and
where, perhaps, more utilitarian views
prevail than abroad, the steady enhance
ment of real estate values has been
such that few religions corporations
have been strong enough or felt them
selves strong enough to Withstand the
temptation to sell On the present site Of
Tiffany's, for instance, Broadway and
Fifteenth street, formerly church
stood There was chapel opposite the
site Of the old New York hotel But
with the advance Of business interests
the congregations reluctantly moved
away. These three landmarks named
have stood their ground, and it seems
probable that they will continue to dc
|. So :.
St Paul's church is the oldest reli.
gious ediflce in this city. TWAS built II
1764,g and it, was the church which
4 George Washington and his associates
, attended immediately following the in,
{ auguration ceremonies in 1889. Trinity
church is theAthird Of that name ON thu
present site, and was erected in 1846.
Grace church was erected in 1845, one
year before Trinity, and the site, at thu
head Of Broadway where it turns al
angle at Tenth street, was carefully cho
cen. ALI three buildings enjoy the ad
! vantage Of being kept in excellent re
/: pair, and are improved from time tx
time by the liberal contributions of bene
! factors. This is especially true Of Trim
fly and Grace church, which may al
most be said to improve year by year
It is popularity of these three land
marks Of New York that those who at
tend them come, in nearly every case
9 from sections Of the city far mp town
20 that they are, il such an expression
may be- used, the three churches to b
. reached by carriage. Very few person.
s who attend either Trinity or st. Paul
reside in their vicinity, and the numbe
Of such parishioners decreases each year
Grace church retains its high rank ar
: chitecturally, notwith outstanding the mum
Der Of new church buildings in New
York, and it has the additional distinc
tion Of being popular for fashionabl
weddings. New York Sun.