Richard Upjohn designed the Gothic Revival church, built from 1839 to 1846 and consecrated on Ascension Day, May 1, 1846. The infobox gives a groundbreaking date of June 3, 1841, which the text does not explain. The spire and cross rise 281 feet (86 m). It was the tallest building in the United States until 1869 and in New York City until 1890.
It is the third church on the site. The first was built in 1698 and destroyed in the Great Fire of 1776, and the second was consecrated in 1790 and torn down after snow damage in 1838 to 1839. Capacity is 652. The article does not specify construction materials.
Frederick Clarke Withers added the reredos, altar and a rear extension in 1876 and 1877, and Richard Morris Hunt designed bronze doors in 1893. Twelve change-ringing bells were added in 2006. A renovation by MBB Architects from 2018 added clerestory windows, an accessible chancel and three organs.
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