The Little Church Around the Corner, New York, NY, circa 1940
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1940 (Linen)
About this postcard
The Church of the Transfiguration, known as the Little Church Around the Corner, stands on East 29th Street in Manhattan behind an iron fence. The red-brick Gothic Revival building has a gabled entrance porch, a tower, and a cross, and tall apartment and office blocks rise behind it. The Episcopal parish earned its nickname in the 1870s after another New York church declined to bury an actor and recommended "the little church around the corner" instead. That gesture tied the church to the theater community. The church is described as "famous for its many weddings of people from all over the country" and as holding "a rare collection of paintings, wood carvings and statues."
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | The Dexter Press |
|---|---|
| Series | 26792 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY |
| Place mentioned | New York, NY |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a white border; caption printed in black along the lower edge; small number "4" at the end of the caption line. No postmark; unused card. Linen-texture divided-back postcard with printed description at left, "POST CARD" heading and one-cent stamp box at right; Colorcraft—Dexter Press imprint and number 26792. Slight corner/edge wear, faint pencil squiggle near center right. |
Cite this card
The Little Church Around the Corner, New York, NY, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-little-church-around-the-corner-new-york-ny-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.