St. Aloysius Catholic Church (New York City)

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St. Aloysius Catholic Church
St. Aloysius Catholic Church 209 West 132nd Street from west.jpg
(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]

Gallery

  • In 1914

  • Entrance

  • Top

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986" (Accessed 25 December 2010).
  2. ↑ This is the name of the church according to the information board attached to the building
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dunlap, David W. (2004) From Abyssinian to Zion. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7, p.188
  5. ↑ Shockley, Jay."St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (January 30, 2007)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., p.540

External links

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