Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy Houses
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The Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy House at 406-412 East 14th Street
between First Avenue
and Avenue A
in the East Village
neighborhood of Manhattan
, New York City
were built in 1894-96 by Grace Church, one of the most prominent Episcopal
churches in the city at the time. The buildings were be a free chapel – meaning there was no pew rent – called Grace Chapel and a connected Grace Hospital, which could serve 16 senior citizens and 10 children, and was physically connected to the chapel by a bridge, so that patients could be wheeled to services.
They were designed by J. Stewart Barney of the firm of Barney & Chapmen in French Gothic style
. The firm was working at the same time on the Church of the Holy Trinity in Yorkville
, which was also designed in the same style. Grace Chapel has stained-glass windows by Clayton & Bell and Henry Holiday
. In 1943 both buildings were sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, and were converted for the use of the Immaculate Conception Church – founded in 1855 – as a sanctuary and Clergy House.
The buildings were designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and were added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
14th Street (Manhattan)
14th Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street rivals the size of some of the well-known avenues of the city and is an important business location....
between First Avenue
First Avenue (Manhattan)
First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...
and Avenue A
Avenue A (Manhattan)
Avenue A runs from north to south and is the westernmost of the avenues to be defined by letters instead of using the numbering system in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Avenue A runs from Houston Street to 14th Street, where it continues into a loop road in Stuyvesant Town, connecting to...
in the East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
neighborhood of 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
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were built in 1894-96 by Grace Church, one of the most prominent Episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
churches in the city at the time. The buildings were be a free chapel – meaning there was no pew rent – called Grace Chapel and a connected Grace Hospital, which could serve 16 senior citizens and 10 children, and was physically connected to the chapel by a bridge, so that patients could be wheeled to services.
They were designed by J. Stewart Barney of the firm of Barney & Chapmen in French Gothic style
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
. The firm was working at the same time on the Church of the Holy Trinity in Yorkville
Yorkville, Manhattan
Yorkville is a neighborhood in the greater Upper East Side, in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. Yorkville's boundaries include: the East River on the east, 96th Street on the north, Third Avenue on the west and 72nd Street to the south. However, its southern boundary is a subject of...
, which was also designed in the same style. Grace Chapel has stained-glass windows by Clayton & Bell and Henry Holiday
Henry Holiday
Henry Holiday was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art.-Early years and training:...
. In 1943 both buildings were sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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...
, and were converted for the use of the Immaculate Conception Church – founded in 1855 – as a sanctuary and Clergy House.
The buildings were designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and were added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.