Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Manhattan)

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Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Manhattan, New York.jpg
An image of the church in 1914
Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Manhattan)
40°49′24″N73°56′54″W / 40.82324°N 73.94827°W / 40.82324; -73.94827
Location463 West 142nd Street
New York, New York 10031
CountryUnited States
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Websitelourdesnyc.org
History
Founded1901
Founder(s) The Rev. Joseph H. McMahon
Dedication Our Lady of Lourdes
Architecture
Architect(s) Peter B. Wight (facade), Cornelius O'Reilly [1]
Architectural typechurch
Style Venetian Gothic & Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1902 [1] [2]
Completed1904 [1] [2]
Construction cost$80,000 [3]
Administration
Division Vicariate of North Manhattan
Archdiocese New York
Clergy
Pastor(s) Rev. Gilberto Angel-Neri

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes is a parish church in New York City, under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of New York, located at 463 West 142nd Street between Convent and Amsterdam Avenues in Manhattan.

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History

The parish was established in 1901 under the authority of Michael Corrigan, the Archbishop of New York, [4] to serve the growing Catholic population of the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Corrigan assigned the task to the Rev. Joseph H. McMahon, who had just served as a curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the previous fifteen years. [5]

Description

The church was built in 1902-04 [2] at the cost of $80,000 [3] to the design of Cornelius O'Reilly of the O'Reilly Brothers firm. [1] The building combined discarded elements of three recently demolished structures, which McMahon was able to obtain at a bargain:

The church, which has been called "one of the oddest buildings in New York", [6] was designated a New York City Landmark on July 22, 1975. [7]

The parish established a school in 1903 which was staffed by the Ursuline nuns. Ten years later a larger school was constructed, which was also served by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus. [4]

Current status

Today the parish serves a congregation of African Americans, Dominicans, Ecuadorians, Eritreans and Mexicans, among others. [1]

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