Church of St. Jean Baptiste also known as the Eglise St. Jean Baptiste is a Roman Catholic parish church in 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 159 East 76th Street at Lexington Avenue Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York City

New York City

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. The parish was established in 1882 and has been staffed by the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic religious congregation of priests, deacons, and Brothers whose ideal of life is to become living witnesses of the Eucharist, the source and summit of Christian life. By their life and activities, they assist the Church in her efforts to form...

 since 1900. It was the French-Canadian national parish

National parish

National parishes are Catholic parishes that serve particular ethnic communities. They are distinguished from the other type of parish, the territorial parish, which serve a geographic area of a diocese. National parishes have existed in Rome for centuries to meet the spiritual needs of the...

 until 1957.

Associated structures

The Rev. A. Letellier, rector, had a five-storey brick and stone rectory

Rectory

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 at 170-190 East 76th Street and 1067 Lexington Avenue built in 1911 to designs by Nicholas Serracino

Nicholas Serracino

Nicholas Serracino, AIA, was an American architect active in late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century New York City. 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.He...

 of 1170 Broadway for $80,000. The Most Rev. Pat. J. Hayes had a 4-storey brick school with a tile roof at 163-173 East 75th built in 1925 to designs by Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley, 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 churches, schools, and hospitals in the Northeast USA....

 of 50 East 41st Street for $300,000. A five-storey brick brothers apartment building at 194 East 76th Steet, was built in 1930 to designs by Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley, 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 churches, schools, and hospitals in the Northeast USA....

 of 50 East 41st Street for $70,000 to 90,000. A five-storey brick sisters apartment house at 163-175 East 75th Street and 170-198 East 76th Street and 1061-1071 Lexington Avenue was built in 1931 to designs by Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley

Robert J. Reiley, 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 churches, schools, and hospitals in the Northeast USA....

of 50 East 41st Street for $125,000.