Grace Episcopal Church (Bronx)

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Grace Episcopal Church
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Grace Episcopal Church (Bronx)
40°50′28″N73°47′2.5″W / 40.84111°N 73.784028°W / 40.84111; -73.784028
Location116 City Island Avenue,
City Island, The Bronx, New York City
CountryUnited States
Language(s)American English
Denomination Episcopal
Website gracecityisland.net
History
StatusActive
Founded1862;162 years ago (1862)
Architecture
Style
Years built1862;162 years ago (1862)
Administration
Province International Atlantic Province (Province 2)
Diocese Episcopal Diocese of New York
Grace Episcopal Church
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Location116 City Island Ave., Bronx, New York
Arealess than one acre
Built
  • 1862 (for church);
  • c.1862 (for rectory) [1]
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000820 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 2006

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at 116 City Island Avenue in The Bronx, New York, New York. The church was built in 1862 in the Carpenter Gothic style, and the rectory was built around that year in the Italian Villa style. [1] [3]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Kathy Howe (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Episcopal Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2011-01-12.See also: "Accompanying 16 photos".