Fifth Avenue from 37th Street, Brick Church

New York City, looking south from the spire of the Brick Presbyterian Church, on Fifth Avenue at 37th Street. Illustration drawn by Hitchcock, based on photograph by Brady and engraved by Anthony, published in the Harper's Weekly, April 23, 1859. Original title: New York City and Environs, from the spire of Dr. Spring's New Brick Church, Fifth Avenue. Below, enlargement of the section of 5th Avenue.

The congregation of the Brick Presbyterian Church moved in 1858 to this second temple on Murray Hill, Fifth Avenue and 37th Street. The temple was dedicated on 31st October. The spire was 250 feet high. The former temple stood at Beekman Street. At the time, Fifth Avenue was mainly a residential area, with several mansions.

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In the enlargement, on the right, the junction of Broadway and 5th Avenue at Madison Square is partially depicted, with the old Hotel St. Germain at 22nd Street. The site is now occupied by the Flatiron Building. The Episcopal Church (Rev. Dr. Wiley), is on the southeast corner of 5th Avenue and 35th Street. The Dutch Reformed Church (now Marble Collegiate Church) at 29th Street, dedicated in 1854, is represented in the distance.

Text that accompanies the illustration in the magazine: «New York city, taken from the spire of Dr. Spring’s New Brick Church, which is worth preserving. The picture will be found, on examination, to be as mathematically accurate as a plan; its artistic merit will speak for itself. We are again, in this matter, indebted to Mr. Brady, the photographer, for valuable aid; without the assistance of the views he took for us, it would have been difficult to insure perfect accuracy. We subjoin below [not shown here] a key to the picture, with the proper references to the principal buildings.»