Church of the Holy Cross
National Register of Historic Places

Church of the Holy Cross

Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Listed
June 3, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73001253

About this property

The Church of the Holy Cross is a church in Troy, New York, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in New York in 1973. It borders the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus to the East and South. The church was founded by Mary Warren in the early 1840s. Under the direction of Mary Warren's son, Nathan B. Warren, the church nave was built from designs by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1844. The chancel addition, by Richard Upjohn, was completed in late 1848 and dedicated in January, 1849. In 1846, the Church instituted one of the first choirs at an Episcopal church in the United States. During the full choral service, the psalter, creed and responses of the English Cathedral Service are chanted by the choir while the officiant intones his part. In 1863, the Mary Warren Free Institute was built adjoining the church to the south in order to further religious and musical instruction. The Institute still exists to this day.

Location

136 8th St.
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
42.73253, -73.68323

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When was Church of the Holy Cross listed on the National Register?

Church of the Holy Cross was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Church of the Holy Cross?

Church of the Holy Cross is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Church of the Holy Cross is recorded as the civil_war era.

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