St. Elizabeth's Church (Manhattan)
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Church of St. Elizabeth is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at West 187th Street at Wadsworth Avenue, Manhattan
, New York City
. The parish was established in 1869, originally located on 187th Street at Broadway from 1869 to 1929.
by the Rev. Cornelius O’Callaghan. The parish's founding meant that it took on as an out-mission St. John’s in the Bronx
, which was then being administered to by the Jesuits of Fordham University
. St. John's broke off as its own parish in 1877. Te original address, as listed in 1892, was at King's Bridge Road, near 187th Street.
stone church was built 1929. A three-storey brick and stone rectory on West 187th Street was built 1913 for $20,000 to designs by architect Edward Lee Young of 12 East 30th Street.
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 187th Street at Wadsworth Avenue, 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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. The parish was established in 1869, originally located on 187th Street at Broadway from 1869 to 1929.
Parish history
The parish was founded in 1869 what was then known as Fort WashingtonWashington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
by the Rev. Cornelius O’Callaghan. The parish's founding meant that it took on as an out-mission St. John’s in the Bronx
St. John's Church (Bronx, New York)
The Church of St. John is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 3021 Kingsbridge Avenue, Bronx, New York City...
, which was then being administered to by the Jesuits of Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
. St. John's broke off as its own parish in 1877. Te original address, as listed in 1892, was at King's Bridge Road, near 187th Street.
Buildings
The present Neo-GothicGothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
stone church was built 1929. A three-storey brick and stone rectory on West 187th Street was built 1913 for $20,000 to designs by architect Edward Lee Young of 12 East 30th Street.