St. Dominic's Church (Bronx, New York)
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The Church of St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of 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...

, located at 1739 Unionport Road, Van Nest
Van Nest, Bronx
Van Nest is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the east Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 11. Its boundaries, starting clockwise are as follows: Bronxdale Avenue to the northeast, the Amtrak tracks and part of...

, Bronx, New York City
New York City
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. The parish was established in 1927. The Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...

 was built 1925 to the designs of Bronx-native architect Anthony J. DePace
Anthony J. DePace
Anthony J. DePace was an American architect who designed numerous Roman Catholic churches in throughout the Northeastern United States area during the mid to late 20th century.-Early life and education:...

 of the firm DePace & Juster
DePace & Juster
DePace & Juster was an architectural firm established in 1923 by architects Anthony DePace and Samuel Juster, who met while working at the firm of Alfred C. Bossom in the late 1910s...

. In May of 2011, two of the three bells were removed in order to service the wooden supports which were waterlogged and had seepage problems. The goal is to replace the wooden supports and return the bells to their original location. The expected restoration cost of the bells is estimated at $30,000.

School

The parish school was among one of 27 slated to be closed by Archbishop Dolan in the Archdiocese of New York as announced on 11th of January 2011. The school, after 59 years was closed at the end of June 2011 resulting in its student body having to transfer to other local Catholic schools.
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