St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
14-63 Clintonville Street | also 14-71 Clintonville Street | Beechhurst | built 1931
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.
- 1919
The first church on this site is built
The present church is the second to stand on this lot. The first building went up in 1919 and served for close to fifty years before it was replaced in 1968.
Source: atlasobscura.com
- 1968
A Space Age church with a silver roof replaces the old St. Nicholas
Completed a year before the first Apollo moon landing, the new church reflects the era's fascination with space travel. Its exterior curves and arches with few right angles and is roofed in metallic silver tiles; only the blue onion dome and Orthodox cross signal a church. Inside, the look is traditional, with wooden pews, an ornate chandelier and Orthodox icons.
Source: atlasobscura.com