NYC Facades

Pleasant town houses on the avenue

These are just charming places; I love the balconies, etc. They are also stylistically well-composed, from the ornaments on the top to the bracketed windows with the pediments.

Front on 79th and Broadway

Belltower

Rectory wing

This church is quite wonderful to see from both close and afar. Although many churches are quite distinct (as they are neither torn down or modified) in the city, this building feels very relevant and integral to the street corner; it is not overshadowed on all sides, nor does it crowd the sidewalk.

Take a look at the official website and also the wikipedia page, which gives a decent history. As they say on that page, the facade is imbued with symoblism, not incomplete.