Sacred Sites Open House
May 18, 2025 12:30pm
St. Bart’s will again participate in the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Open House, an annual event whereby places of worship and other holy spaces open their doors to the public.
Sunday, May 18
Guided Tour available at 12:30 pm
Self-guided tours are available till 4 pm.
Tour St. Bartholomew’s Church, a National Historic Landmark designed by Bertram Goodhue in 1918. Combining Byzantine and Romanesque styles, the church often surprises visitors who mistake this Episcopal church for a Catholic or Eastern Orthodox parish.
See the impressive triple portal, commissioned by the Vanderbilt family and designed by McKim, Mead & White in 1903, as well as exquisite mosaics and stained glass by Hildreth Meière, and a magnificent 24-foot-wide Sanctus window designed by Reynolds, Francis and Rohnstock in 1943. Other highlights include a page from the Gutenberg Bible, a baptismal font by Bertel Thorvaldsen, and NYC’s largest pipe organ, an Æolian-Skinner with 12,422 pipes.
See how the welcoming and affirming community at St. Bartholomew’s Church brings life to this historic space. Nestled among the city’s high-rises, the church offers a quiet refuge in the heart of Manhattan. View how history, art, and faith come together in this peaceful setting.