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Directory profile checked November 2, 2026. Times are America/New_York.

At Fifth Avenue and West 55th Street, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church offers a different kind of Midtown stop: a working congregation with a historic sanctuary and a published programme of guided visits. The street address is 7 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. This is a building profile within our Fifth Avenue directory.

Architecture to read, rather than a visit we claim

The church’s own architectural account identifies Carl Pfeiffer as the designer and dates completion of the sanctuary to 1875. It describes a New Jersey red-sandstone exterior and an interior arranged around the spoken word: a sloping floor and outward-spreading pews bring attention toward the pulpit. That is useful context for understanding how a building’s purpose shapes its plan. OPC has not visited or assessed the acoustics.

Building hours and guided visits

The official building-hours page lists Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Building hours do not guarantee that every room is accessible throughout that window.

According to the official tour information, free docent-led tours follow the Sunday 11 a.m. worship service, last about half an hour and meet at the rear of the sanctuary near the Fifth Avenue entrance. The site gives a different summer arrangement; confirm the calendar for your date. Private and group tours require an appointment. This is a recurring visitor resource, not a separately confirmed event on a particular Sunday.

Practical contact: church reception, 212-247-0490. Step-free access, room-specific access and any group-tour charge were not independently confirmed; ask the church before travelling if these affect your visit. We have not made a booking.

Address point and noticeboard

NYC Planning’s GeoSearch / Property Address Directory result identifies the matching Manhattan address as nycpad:venue:164276 (PAD 26c; BBL 1012710030; BIN 1034827), at latitude 40.762049, longitude −73.975199. This is an address point, not a surveyed visitor entrance or proof of property ownership.

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Sources linked above: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church and NYC Planning. Some requests to the church website were refused, while the linked visitor and architecture pages were retrieved successfully. Independent OPC directory information; no institutional sponsorship or personal visit is implied. Editorial charter · Back to the NYC magazine.