St. Aloysius Catholic Church (New York City)
Coordinates: 40°48′49.8″N 73°56′44.43″W / 40.813833°N 73.9456750°W
St. Aloysius Catholic Church | |
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(2014) | |
General information | |
Location |
209-217 West 132nd Street Manhattan, New York City |
Construction started |
1902 (church);[1] 1940(school)[1] |
Cost |
$60,000 (church);[1] $60,000 (school)[1] |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York[1] |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Masonry |
Design and construction | |
Architect |
William W. Renwick (1902 church);[1] Starret & Van Vleck & Purdy & Henderson (1940 school)[1] |
The St. Aloysius Catholic Church[2] is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 209-217 West 132nd Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1902-04 and was designed by William W. Renwick – the nephew of James Renwick Jr. – in the Italian Gothic Revival style.[3] It has been called a "little-known treasure".[4]
The church was designated a New York City Landmark on January 30, 2007.[5]
History and description
The St. Aloysius congregation was established in 1899 and has been staffed by the Jesuit Fathers, of which Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was himself a member.[6] The congregation was originally primarily German, Irish and Italian immigrants and their families.[3] The current congregation is primarily African American, and gospel music is utilized in the services.[4]
The brick church designed by Renwick has an "usually intricate facade, with colorful bands of red brick, celadon glazed bricks and polychrome terra cotta,"[3] creating "an evocative and delicate facade."[7] Sculpted reliefs on the depict Christ, the Holy Family and two angels.[3] The overall design compares favorably to Renwick's All Saints Church on East 129th Street,[4] and may have been inspired by Renwick's travels in Italy before joining his uncle's firm.[7]
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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986" (Accessed 25 December 2010).
- ↑ This is the name of the church according to the information board attached to the building
- 1 2 3 4 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.203
- 1 2 3 Dunlap, David W. (2004) From Abyssinian to Zion. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7, p.188
- ↑ Shockley, Jay."St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (January 30, 2007)
- ↑ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.310.
- 1 2 White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot with Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195383867., p.540
External links
- Media related to St. Aloysius Catholic Church (New York City) at Wikimedia Commons
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