An armory for the 7th New York Militia was built nearby, and its chaplain, the Reverend James Tuttle Smith, became the first rector.

Housed in the parish building of the Church of the Resurrection, the school is a short distance from Central Park on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

It provides the following programs: Resurrection's musicians offer settings of the Mass, motets, and other music every Sunday and on many feasts, often with a chamber orchestra.

Several small orchestras and early music groups present concerts at Resurrection.

Low Mass is offered at 8:30 am on Sundays and daily through the week at regularly scheduled times.