New York Avenue Presbyterian Church

The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church is a Georgian Colonial structure distinguished by the Lincoln Memorial Tower, which houses a belfry and a four-sided clock. Located just three blocks from the White House, this congregation traces its origins to a group of Scottish stonemasons who met in a carpenter’s shop while building the executive mansion in seventeen ninety-three. Seventeen American presidents have worshiped within these walls, but the church is most widely recognized for its association with Abraham Lincoln.