Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Manhattan)

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament

Front portal, photographed 2008
General information
Address 152 West 71st Street
Town or city New York City
Country United States of America
Construction started 1917
Completed 1920
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect Gustave E. Steinback
Website
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Manhattan

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan at 152 West 71st Street, just east of Broadway. The parish was established in 1887.[1]

Interior

The present church was started in 1914 to designs by Gustave E. Steinback and the first mass was held on Christmas 1920.[2]

The Arclight Theatre is located on the lower level.

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Coordinates: 40°46′38″N 73°58′52.2″W / 40.77722°N 73.981167°W / 40.77722; -73.981167


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