Modern Federal · Cathedrals

Detail of exterior at Saint John the Divine Cathedral, New York, New York

New York (state), New York · 1850–1939

Detail of exterior at Saint John the Divine Cathedral, New York, New York, New York (state), New York, 1850–1939
Detail of exterior at Saint John the Divine Cathedral, New York, New York, New York (state), New York, 1850–1939. Cathedrals — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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