Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church (Queens)


Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Facade from 118th Street
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Location	94-40 118th St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates	40°41′33″N 73°49′47″W / 40.69250°N 73.82972°W / 40.69250; -73.82972Coordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°49′47″W / 40.69250°N 73.82972°W / 40.69250; -73.82972
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Thomas Henry Poole et al.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	06001297^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 2007

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish is a historic Roman Catholic parish church complex in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 94-40 118th Street in Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Description

The complex consists of the church, rectory / parsonage, school, and cloister. The church was designed in 1916 by noted architect Thomas Henry Poole (1860–1919) and completed in 1919. It is a large brick Romanesque-style building in the basilican plan. It features a standing seam copper-roofed dome and a bell tower. The rectory is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story brick building built in 1939. The cloister also dates to 1939 and connects the rectory to the sanctuary. It features a 1938 statue of the patron Saint Benedict Joseph Labre. The brick school building was built in 1912 and substantially enlarged in 1938–1939.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

Gallery

Facade from 118th Street
Detail of door

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Virginia L. Bartos (October 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".

External links

The History of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish in Richmond Hill

Diocese of Brooklyn

Bishops	Ordinaries John Loughlin Charles Edward McDonnell Thomas Edmund Molloy Bryan Joseph McEntegart Francis Mugavero Thomas Vose Daily Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Auxiliary bishops Gerald Barbarito Anthony Bevilacqua John Joseph Boardman Frank Joseph Caggiano Ignatius Anthony Catanello Raymond Francis Chappetto Octavio Cisneros Joseph Peter Michael Denning Raymond Augustine Kearney Charles Richard Mulrooney George Mundelein Edmund Joseph Reilly Paul Robert Sanchez Guy Sansaricq John J. Snyder Joseph Michael Sullivan René Arnold Valero Bishops who served as priests in the diocese Vincent DePaul Breen Edward Bernard Scharfenberger

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