Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church (Manhattan)
Coordinates: 40°51′50″N 73°55′41″W / 40.86389°N 73.92806°W
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church | |
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(2014) | |
| General information | |
| Town or city |
Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1927 |
| Completed | 1928[1] |
| Cost | $160,000 (1928), $400,000 (1949)[1] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Gustave E. Steinback[1] |
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, located at 81 Arden Street at Dongan Place, between Broadway and Sherman Avenue in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The parish was established in 1927 and a church was built in 1928 to designs by Gustave E. Steinback.
School
A temporary school was begun in the church's rectory building in 1932, and plans were made for a permanent school building, but it was not built at the time because of the Great Depression. In 1934, however, an auditorium and temporary classrooms were built. A four-story school, also designed by Gustave E. Steinback, was built in 1949–50.[2]
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart originally staffed the school from 1932 until 1980. Since then, it has been stayed by lay teachers.[2]
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- 1 2 "Historical information" on the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School website
External links
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