Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Manhattan)
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The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at West 71st Street, just east of Broadway, Manhattan
, New York City
. The parish was established in 1887.
The present church was built in 1914 to designs by Gustave E. Steinback
.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...
, located at West 71st Street, just east of Broadway, Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The parish was established in 1887.
The present church was built in 1914 to designs by Gustave E. Steinback
Gustave E. Steinback
Gustave E. Steinback, AIA, was an American architect practicing in New York City in the early and mid twentieth century. He was particularly known as a designer of Roman Catholic schools and churches, particularly Our Lady of All Saints in Fort Greene, Brooklyn...
.