St. Paul's Chapel
New York, NY

Original architect
Howels and Stokes (completed 1907)

Building owner
Columbia University

In collaboration with
Robert Silman Associates

Building description
St. Paul's Chapel was the first building at Columbia that was not designed by McKim, Mead & White, but by the architects Howells & Stokes. An elaborate mixture of Italian Renaissance, Byzantine, and Gothic styles, its interior features Guastavino vaulting in intricate patterns. Construction began on St. Paul’s Chapel in 1904, and it was dedicated in 1907. In 1966, the chapel was among the first buildings in New York City designated an official landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Scope of work

• Sounded the structural and applied non-structural Guastavino tiles from a 90' DENKA lift
• Prepared a report complete with findings augmented by digital photography