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Trinity Chapel Complex
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National Register of Historic Places

Trinity Chapel Complex

Also known as Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava Complex

On the National Register since 198244 years
Gothic RevivalListed 1982New York City
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About Trinity Chapel Complex

Trinity Chapel Complex, at 15 W. 25th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 16, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic Revival, as it does for 316 other New York listings. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isChurch in Manhattan, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 42 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1855 to today

  1. 1855Built, designed by Richard Upjohn
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

15 W. 25th St., New York City · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Trinity Chapel ComplexStart here
  2. 2Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, ManhattanObject · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Flatiron BuildingBuilt 1902 · next door
  4. 4Scribner BuildingFrench Beaux Arts Design · next door
  5. 5Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic SiteBuilt 1923 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

45 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DMetropolitan Life Home Office ComplexLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.2 mi★Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyBuilt 19090.2 miBAppellate Division Courthouse of New York StateItalian Renaissance0.2 mi★New York Life BuildingBuilt 19280.2 miBHotel ChelseaBuilding0.2 miBSeville HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBPrince George HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBChurch of the Transfiguration and RectoryGothic Revival · Built 18490.2 miBMarble Collegiate Reformed ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19800.2 miBGilsey HotelRenaissance · Built 18710.2 miBThe WilbrahamBuilding0.2 miBChurch Missions HouseBuilding0.3 mi★United Charities Building ComplexRenaissance Revival0.3 miBBuilding at 304 Park Avenue SouthLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBChurch of the Holy Communion and BuildingsGothic Revival · Built 18440.3 mi★69th Regiment ArmoryEarly 20th Century Beaux Arts0.3 miSt28th Street Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts0.3 miBOld Colony ClubGeorgian Revival Style · Built 19030.3 mi
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StWest 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT)Arts and Crafts0.3 miBGrand HotelFrench Second Empire Style · Built 18680.3 miBCentury BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18810.4 mi★Samuel J. Tilden HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18400.4 mi★The PlayersItalian Renaissance · Built 18450.4 miBHouse at 17 West 16th StreetGreek Revival0.4 mi★Sanger, Margaret, ClinicGreek Revival0.4 miBChurch of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy HousesFrench Gothic Revival0.4 miBUS Post Office-Madison Square StationClassical Revival0.4 miBGeorge Washington HotelBuilt 19300.4 mi★Chester A. Arthur HouseBuilding0.4 miBNew York School of Applied DesignNeoclassical · Built 19090.4 miBOld Grolier ClubRomanesque Revival Style0.4 miBHotel MartiniqueBuilding0.4 mi★Empire State BuildingArt Deco · Built 19310.4 mi★Union SquareSite0.5 miBGermania Life Insurance Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19110.5 miBBank of the MetropolisLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.5 miBDecker BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBHouse at 20 West 16th St.Mid-19th Century0.5 miDGramercy Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBHouse at 203 East 29 StreetBuilding0.5 miBWomen’s Liberation CenterBuilding0.5 miSt33rd Street Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts0.5 miBChurch of the Incarnation and Parish HouseGothic Revival · Built 18650.5 miBBayard Rustin ResidenceBuilding0.5 mi★Macy, R. H., and Company StoreBuilt 19010.5 mi
More like it

Gothic Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic Revival.

Church of the Transfiguration and RectoryBuilt 1849 · 0.2 mi away
Church of the Holy Communion and BuildingsBuilt 1844 · 0.3 mi away
House at 20 West 16th St.0.5 mi away
Church of the Incarnation and Parish HouseBuilt 1865 · 0.5 mi away

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Questions about Trinity Chapel Complex

Is Trinity Chapel Complex on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 16, 1982 (Register number 82001205).

Is Trinity Chapel Complex a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Flatiron Building, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Trinity Chapel Complex?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Trinity Chapel Complex?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 42 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75319996 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.