St. Rose of Lima's Church (Manhattan)
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The Church of St. Rose of Lima is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at 510 W. 165th Street, and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
, New York City
.
Next door at 100 West Amsterdam Avenue and 165th Street a four-story and basement brick and stone rectory was built in 1903-1904 to the designs by the same architect for $16,000. This building was completed and blessed by Msgr. Lavelle, V.G., on March 19, 1904.
The site for the school at 167th Street was secured around 1904. A four-storey brick parish school was built by the Rt. Rev. P. J. Hayes, D.D., in 1924 to designs by architect Robert J. Reiley
of 50 East 41st Street for $250,000. The same year at 509 West 164th Street, a four-storey brick convent was built to designs by Robert J. Reiley
of 50 East 41st Street for $75,000.
of 50 East 41st 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 510 W. 165th Street, and Amsterdam 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
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Parish history
The parish was established in July of 1901 by the Most Rev. Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop of New York. A parish in Manhattan had already been dedicated to St. Rose of Lima in 1868, and another existed in Brooklyn. Upon this parish's founding, the (now closed) Old St. Rose of Lima's Church (New York City) was simply known as St. Rose's to distinguish itself from this parish.Buildings
The Most Rev. Michael A. Corrigan had the double-height brick and stone Romanesque Revival-styke church built in 1902-1905 to designs by architect Joseph H. McGuire of 45 East 42nd Street for $70,000. Cardinal Farley dedicated the structure on December 10, 1905.Next door at 100 West Amsterdam Avenue and 165th Street a four-story and basement brick and stone rectory was built in 1903-1904 to the designs by the same architect for $16,000. This building was completed and blessed by Msgr. Lavelle, V.G., on March 19, 1904.
The site for the school at 167th Street was secured around 1904. A four-storey brick parish school was built by the Rt. Rev. P. J. Hayes, D.D., in 1924 to designs by architect 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 $250,000. The same year at 509 West 164th Street, a four-storey brick convent was built 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 $75,000.
Pastors
- Rev. Edward T. McGinley (1901-c.1913), first pastor
- Rev. Edward J. McCue (c.1913-?), assisted in 1914 by the Revs. D.M. Dyer, Daniel M. Dougherty, and Edward J. Tracy.
- Rev. Msgr. John R. Mahoney, D.D., third pastor
St. Rose of Lima Parish School
The Rev. Msgr. John R. Mahoney, D.D., announced the building of the first parish school on January 5, 1922. "For many years Sunday School classes had been held by Sisters of Charity. The first school was located at 1090 St. Nicholas Avenue and later on in the Triangle Building on 163rd Street and Amsterdam." The school and convent were built 1924 to the designs of architect Robert J. ReileyRobert 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.