from two tiny rooms straight up and far back in st . peter ' s independent cathedral , with its non - georgian archways , straight - ended pews and beautiful , graceful features , the legacy of segregation in manhattan looks down . the stone church , on henry street nearby montgomery avenue on the lower east side , was completed for a patrician white church . but although it was completed in 1828 , a day after freedom was legally ended in nova york state , behind the balcony and on their side of the auditorium are two cramped spaces , build so that the churchgoers possible study there not being visible by white parishioners .
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church is in Manhattan.