Historic Churches & Cathedrals

This collection showcases the architectural and religious diversity of the United States, spanning from the 1766 Georgian-style Saint Paul’s Chapel in Manhattan to the 21st-century post-modern Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. It features Spanish colonial missions in Texas and Arizona, neo-gothic basilicas, and the Russian Orthodox heritage of Alaska’s Saint Michael’s Cathedral. Notable landmarks include Sedona’s Chapel of the Holy Cross, integrated into red rock buttes, and Washington D.C.’s Saint John’s Episcopal Church, a historic site frequented by every sitting president since the early 19th century.

Saint Paul's Chapel

Historic Georgian church built in 1766, known as the oldest colonial-era church in Manhattan. It serves as a place of worship and a memorial connected to the September 11 attacks.

Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral

Historic neo-gothic Catholic church and minor basilica that served as the original cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

This post-modern Roman Catholic cathedral (finished in 2002) is a must-see when in Los Angeles.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built from 1954 to 1956 into the red rock buttes of Sedona, Arizona, within the…

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica near Lafayette Square at 222 East Harris…

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1731 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order, on the eastern banks of the San Antonio River…

St. Peter's Church

This church (built in 1953) located in the Loop welcomes both the locals and the passing by visitors.

Mission Concepcion

Franciscan Friars established Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña in 1711 as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción…

Mission San Xavier del Bac

Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O…

Saint Philip Protestant Episcopal Church

St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina.

Saint John's Episcopal Church

This episcopal church boasts itself as being attended by every sitting president since its foundation in the beginning of the 19th century.

Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka,…