The Building of a Cathedral (St. John the Divine)

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

An announcement was recently made for a resumption of work to complete the great Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. After a quarter century lull in construction, funds are being raised to finally finish this imposing church, which had been started 1892.

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