Manhattan · NYC landmark
St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street, at Second Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
The church connects the old Dutch farm landscape with an ongoing history of poetry, dance and neighborhood life.
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NYFE Summary
The church stands on part of Peter Stuyvesant’s former farm. He built an earlier family chapel here and was buried beneath it. The present building faces an older rural route, which explains its angle to the surrounding street grid.
Later congregations made the church a home for dance, poetry and experimental theater. Martha Graham and Ruth St. Denis performed in the sanctuary. The Poetry Project and Danspace Project continue the site’s connection to the arts.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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