St. Aloysius Gonzaga's Church (New York City)

St. Aloysius Gonzaga's Church
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James Edward Sullivan funeral on September 19, 1914
General information
Location New York City, United States
Construction started 1902 (for church)[1];
1940(for school)[1]
Cost $60,000 (for 1902 church);[1]
$60,000 (for 1940 school)[1]
Technical details
Structural system Masonry
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York[1]
Architect W. W. Renwick of 39 W 27th Street (for 1902 church)[1];
Starret & Van Vleck & Purdy & Henderson Association, Inc. of 267 Fifth Avenue and 17 East 45th Street (for 1940 school)[1]

Church of St. Aloysius Gonzaga is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 219 West 132nd Street, Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1899 and has been staffed by the Jesuit Fathers, of which Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was himself a member.[2]

A brick church was built in 1902 to designs by W. W. Renwick of 39 W 27th Street for $60,000; and a two-storey brick schoolhouse at 223-233 West 132nd Street was built for the church in 1940 to designs by Starret & Van Vleck & Purdy & Henderson Association, Inc. of 267 Fifth Avenue and 17 East 45th Street for $60,000.[1]

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