Lisanti Chapel

Lisanti Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	740 E. 215th St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40°52′48″N73°51′46″W / 40.88000°N 73.86278°W / 40.88000; -73.86278
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1905
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	01001447 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 2002

Lisanti Chapel is a historic chapel at 740 E. 215th Street, Bronx, New York in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of The Bronx.

It was built in 1905 by Francesco Lisanti, an Italian Immigrant, ^[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The chapel has pointed-arched window and door openings and various other subtle Gothic Revival details with a Southern Italian character; the date plaque is inscribed: "F LISANTI IN DEVOZIONE DELL IMMACOLATA PER SE E FAMIGLIA ERESSE 1905" ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "The Lisnati Family Chapel". by Joseph Sciorra, New York Folk Lore Society. Fall–Winter 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
3. Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City , rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.