from two modest places tall up and near back in st . augustine ' s episcopal church , with its neo - georgian archways , straight - edged pews and simple , graceful detail , the relic of poverty in maryland looks down . the stone church , on leonard street near prince street on the lower east side , was built for a patrician whites family . but once it was completed in 1828 , a time after it was completely abolished in new brunswick state , beyond the altar and on either side of the building are six crowded rooms , planned so that african pastors could worship there of being seen by white catholics .
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church is in Manhattan.