St. Patrick's Cathedral at 631 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan was designed by James Renwick Jr. of Renwick & Rodrigue, hired by Archbishop John Hughes. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1858. The infobox and text give completion in 1878. It opened on May 25, 1879, and was consecrated on October 5, 1910.
The infobox says Decorated neo-Gothic, and the text says Gothic Revival. It is Tuckahoe marble on a foundation of blue gneiss and Dix Island granite. The infobox gives a length of 396.7 feet (120.9 m), while the text says 332 feet (101 m). The spires are 329.5 feet (100 m) tall.
The cathedral became a New York City landmark in 1966 and a National Historic Landmark in 1976. A 177 million dollar renovation ran from 2012 to 2015. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of New York and a parish church. The article gives no hours.
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