Nicholas Serracino, AIA

American Institute of Architects

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, was an American architect active in late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century New York City

New York City

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. His office was located at 1170 Broadway, New York City, and was principally noted for his designs of churches and parish schools for 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...

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He designed St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory

St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory

St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church, also known as the Église St-Jean-Baptiste, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 76th Street at Lexington Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City...

 (1910), one of few Catholic churches in city with a dome and the only one besides St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York City) to have stained glass made in Chartres

Chartres

Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...

. This won a prize in an international competition. This was followed by the more modest brick temple-fronted Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City)

Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City)

The City of New York has been served by two Roman Catholic parishes which were established under the patronage of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In the Archdiocese of New York, the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus was a former Roman Catholic parish church, primarily serving...

, built 1915 for $35,000 and demolished 2007. His office was located at 1170 Broadway.

Works

• St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory
  St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory
  St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church, also known as the Église St-Jean-Baptiste, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 76th Street at Lexington Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City...
  
   (1910)
• Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City)
  Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City)
  The City of New York has been served by two Roman Catholic parishes which were established under the patronage of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In the Archdiocese of New York, the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus was a former Roman Catholic parish church, primarily serving...
  
  (1915)