Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan

Last updated November 13, 2025


Trinity Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

2011

Location	164 W. 100th St. Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°47′46.25″N73°58′5.26″W / 40.7961806°N 73.9681278°W / 40.7961806; -73.9681278
Area	Upper West Side
Built	1908
Architect	George W. Conable
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Website	http://en.tlcofnyc.org/
NRHP reference No.	09000722 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 16, 2009^[1]

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan is a Lutheran church located at 164 West 100th Street just east of Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1888^[2] as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church to serve German immigrants moving into the Upper West Side. It initially held services in a storefront until money had been raised to buy land and build a sanctuary.^[3]

The double-height brick and stone masonry church building was constructed in 1908, and was designed by George W. Conable in the Gothic Revival style.^[4]^[5] In the 1950s, the building was slated for demolition as part of Robert Moses' urban renewal program, but the parish resisted and eventually, after 10 years, won the battle. It became the only structure within 32 acres (13 ha) in its neighborhood not to have been razed by Moses.^[3] On September 26, 2009, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]^[6]

The church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is a Reconciling in Christ partner.^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly Listings. National Park Service. September 25, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
↑ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p. 280
1 2 "History" Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church website
↑ Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
↑ Russiello, James R. A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p. 78-79.
↑ Kathy Howe (June 2009). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan – 164 W. 100th St, New York, NY 10025" . Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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Official website

Upper West Side (including Lincoln Square, Manhattan Valley, Riverside South)

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

59th–72nd Sts	1 Lincoln Plaza 1 Riverside Park 5 West 63rd Street 15 Central Park West 27 West 67th Street 50 West 66th Street 55 Central Park West 101 Central Park West 200 Amsterdam Bradford Hotel The Brentmore The Century Deutsche Bank Center The Dorilton Empire Hotel First Battery Armory Harperly Hall IRT Powerhouse Hotel des Artistes Lincoln Towers The Majestic Millennium Tower Park Loggia The Prasada Pythian Temple The Sofia Trump International Hotel and Tower Waterline Square
72nd–86th Sts	257 Central Park West 520 West End Avenue The Ansonia The Apthorp Apple Bank Building The Astor Hotel Beacon Hotel Belleclaire The Beresford Bretton Hall The Dakota Endicott Hotel The Greystone The Kenilworth The Langham The Level Club Olcott Hotel Public School 9 Red House Rossleigh Court The San Remo
86th–110th Sts	161 West 93rd Street 353 Central Park West 360 Central Park West 370 Riverside Drive 601 West End Avenue The Ariel Association Residence Nursing Home Astor Court Building The Belnord Claremont Riding Academy Cleburne Building Columbus Square The Cornwall The El Dorado Frederick Douglass Houses Hotel Marseilles Hotel Paris Isaac L. Rice Mansion The Manhasset Master Apartments New York Cancer Hospital The Normandy Pomander Walk Schinasi Mansion The Turin
Former	Apthorp Farm Astor Market Charles M. Schwab House Lincoln Arcade Somerindyck House

Culture

Shops, restaurants

Museums

Theaters/performing arts

Lincoln Center	Alice Tully Hall David Geffen Hall David H. Koch Theater Rose Hall Metropolitan Opera House Vivian Beaumont Theater Walter Reade Theater

Former

Green spaces and recreation
Central Park Damrosch Park Riverside Park Sherman Square Septuagesimo Uno Verdi Square West Side Community Garden

Education

Primary and secondary	The Anderson School PS 334 Calhoun School Collegiate School Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Dwight School Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School Gateway School Innovation Diploma Plus High School Manhattan Day School PS 9 Sarah Anderson School PS 166 The School at Columbia University Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan Stephen Gaynor School Studio Maestro Trinity School
Post-secondary	Bard Graduate Center Fordham University School of Law William E. Macaulay Honors College Yeshivat Hadar
Music schools	Bloomingdale School of Music Kaufman Music Center Mannes School of Music

Religion

Churches, chapels

Synagogues

Transportation

Subway stations	59th Street–Columbus Circle 66th Street–Lincoln Center 72nd Street/Central Park West 72nd Street/Broadway 79th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 86th Street/Central Park West 86th Street/Broadway 96th Street/Central Park West 96th Street/Broadway 103rd Street/Central Park West 103rd Street/Broadway Cathedral Parkway–110th Street/Central Park West Cathedral Parkway–110th Street/Broadway
Streets	66th Street 72nd Street 74th Street 79th Street 85th Street 89th Street 95th Street 96th Street Amsterdam Avenue Broadway Central Park West Columbus Avenue Columbus Circle Frederick Douglass Circle Riverside Drive West End Avenue
Other	New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge 79th Street Boat Basin

Related topics
Central Park West Historic District Manhattantown San Juan Hill

See also: Manhattan Community Board 7

National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan

Historic districts

Cemeteries
African Burial Ground National Monument First Shearith Israel Graveyard Harlem African Burial Ground New York City Marble Cemetery New York Marble Cemetery Trinity Church Cemetery

Clubhouses

Commercial buildings

Office buildings	1 Broadway 1 Hanover Square 1 Wall Street Court 108 Leonard 116 John Street 23 Wall Street 254–260 Canal Street 330 West 42nd Street 361 Broadway 40 Wall Street 48 Wall Street 488 Madison Avenue 49 Chambers 56 Pine Street 63 Wall Street 90 West Street American Radiator Building Bayard–Condict Building Bell Laboratories Building Broad Exchange Building Candler Building Cary Building Century Building Chamber of Commerce Building Chanin Building Chrysler Building Church Missions House Corbin Building Daily News Building Decker Building Empire Building Empire State Building Equitable Building Film Center Building Flatiron Building Fred F. French Building General Electric Building House of the New York City Bar Association Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Lever House Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower New York County Lawyers' Association Building New York Evening Post Building New York Life Building Old New York Evening Post Building Park Row Building Puck Building Rockefeller Center Schermerhorn Row Block Scribner Building Seagram Building W New York Union Square Woolworth Building
Drinking establishments	Fraunces Tavern Julius Minton's Playhouse Stonewall Inn
Stores, other commercial	170–176 John Street 280 Broadway 287 Broadway 452 Fifth Avenue 55 Wall Street 75 Murray Street American Bank Note Company Building American Stock Exchange Building Apple Bank Building Bank of the Metropolis Barclay–Vesey Building Bowery Savings Bank Building Chelsea Market David S. Brown Store De Vinne Press Building E. V. Haughwout Building Greenwich Savings Bank Building Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store Lincoln Building Macy's Herald Square Metropolitan Savings Bank Building Mount Morris Bank Building New York Amsterdam News Building New York Savings Bank Building New York Stock Exchange Building Park and Tilford Building R. C. Williams Warehouse Robbins & Appleton Building Schermerhorn Building Sheffield Farms Stable Tiffany and Company Building United Charities Building Van Tassell and Kearney Horse Auction Mart

Educational buildings

Colleges and schools	Barnard Hall Brown Building City College Quadrangle Claremont Riding Academy Cooper Union Earl Hall Founder's Hall Fourteenth Ward Industrial School Marymount School of New York Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls New York School of Applied Design for Women P.S. 9 P.S. 135 P.S. 157 Philosophy Hall Pupin Hall St. Walburga's Academy Union Theological Seminary
Libraries	115th Street Library General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York Hamilton Grange Library Jefferson Market Library Low Memorial Library Morgan Library & Museum New York Public Library Main Branch New York Society Library Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Yorkville Library

Government buildings

Post office buildings	Canal Street Station Church Street Station Cooper Station Inwood Station James A. Farley Building Knickerbocker Station Lenox Hill Station Madison Square Station Old Chelsea Station
Courthouse	Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Harlem Courthouse Surrogate's Courthouse Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse Tweed Courthouse
Other governmental	1st Police Precinct Station House 240 Centre Street Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Blackwell Island Light Block House New York City Hall City Pier A Federal Hall Federal Office Building Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 Gracie Mansion Harlem Fire Watchtower Little Red Lighthouse Manhattan Municipal Building Municipal Asphalt Plant

Hospital buildings
City Hospital Gouverneur Health Mount Sinai Morningside The Octagon Smallpox Hospital Society for the Lying-In Hospital Strecker Memorial Laboratory

Hotel buildings
Barbizon 63 The Chatwal New York George Washington Hotel Gilsey House Grand Hotel Hotel Albert Hotel Chelsea Hotel Gerard Hotel Seville NoMad Hotel Theresa The Knickerbocker Hotel Martinique Hotel Plaza Hotel Times Square Hotel Webster Hotel Westchester House

Military facilities
69th Regiment Armory 369th Regiment Armory Castle Clinton Castle Williams First Battery Armory Fort Jay Fort Washington Avenue Armory Park Avenue Armory Fort Washington

Museums and memorials

Parks and recreation
Asser Levy Recreation Center Bowling Green Bryant Park Central Park Duffy Square Fort Tryon Park Governors Island National Monument Greenacre Park Marcus Garvey Park Riverside Park Statue of Liberty National Monument Union Square Verdi Square

Religious buildings

Churches

Synagogues

Residential buildings

Houses

Apartments,
other residential

Theatres
Apollo Theater Beacon Theatre Bouwerie Lane Theatre Carnegie Hall Ed Sullivan Theater Hudson Theatre New Amsterdam Theatre New York City Center The Public Theater Radio City Music Hall Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Town Hall Village East by Angelika

Transportation

Bridges and tunnels	Brooklyn Bridge High Bridge Holland Tunnel Joralemon Street Tunnel Manhattan Bridge New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge Park Avenue Viaduct Queensboro Bridge Washington Bridge
Railway and subway stations	14th Street–Union Square 28th Street 28th Street 33rd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 72nd Street 79th Street 86th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 116th Street–Columbia University 125th Street 145th Street 168th Street 181st Street 181st Street 190th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Bowling Green Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street Chambers Street City Hall Dyckman Street Grand Central Terminal Times Square–42nd Street Wall Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Substations	Dyckman-Hillside Substation Substation 7 Substation 219 Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Ships	Admiral Dewey Ambrose Frying Pan Intrepid John J. Harvey Lettie G. Howard Lilac Shearwater W. O. Decker Wavertree Yankee
Others	Battery Maritime Building City Pier A Pier 57

Others
Columbus Monument Croton Aqueduct Gate House Giuseppe Verdi Monument Space Shuttle Enterprise

Former
Florence Mills House

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan (Islands, Below 14th St., 14th–59th Sts., 59th–110th Sts., Above 110th St.) and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
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