by Geoff Cobb 
One of Greenpoint’s oldest buildings, the Episcopal Church of the Ascension (127 Kent St.), although beautiful, does not feel as if it belongs in Greenpoint. It feels more like a church from North London transported across the Atlantic and placed on Kent Street. It is also not hard to imagine the structure in some quaint English country town.
The British feel to the building is not an accident, as it was designed by Englishman…
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Excellent research and writeup. Thank you!
As a teenager in the 1950s, I used to attend dances at Ascension Episcopal Church although I was Catholic and went to St. Anthony’s School. I have many wonderful memories of the dances, people and of the lovely services held in the church. It was a great place to have a good time.