West-Park Church Designated a Landmark

By unanimous vote of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, West -Park Presbyterian Church has been designated a Landmark.

West-Park is located at 156 West 86th Street at Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Leopold Eidlitz was architect of original chapel in 1884. Henry F. Kilburn was the architect for the church addition in 1890.

Community preservationists have been trying to save the church for more than 20 years. The architecture is unique. Heavy round arches, Romanesque, red stone trimmed with brownstone. One of the most beautiful religious structures on the Upper West Side.

For more information contact: Landmark West

(iPhone photo courtesy of: Mitchell Hall)