St. James' Church (New York City)
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St. James' Church, New York
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| Location: |
32 James Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Area: |
less than one acre |
| Built: |
1835-1837 |
| Architect: |
possibly Minard Lafever |
| Architectural style: |
Greek Revival |
| Governing body: |
Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
72000884[1] |
| Significant dates |
| Added to NRHP: |
July 24, 1972 |
| Designated NYCL: |
January 18, 1966 |
St. James' Church, New York is a Roman Catholic church located at 32 James Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York.[2] It is the second oldest Catholic building in New York,[3] built in 1837 of fieldstone and has a pair of Doric columns flanking the entrance.[4]
Alfred E. Smith served as an altar boy at this church when he was a student at its parochial school, the former St. James Elementary School, located across the street.
This church was intended to be torn down in 1986, but was saved by the efforts of the community, especially the Ancient Order of Hibernians.[5] The architect of the Greek Revival building was Minard Lafever.[6][7]
The church suffered significant damage in a fire on January 11, 2011.[8]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
- ^ "Guide to New York City Landmarks", 3rd edition, pg 41
- ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.336.
- ^ "AIA Guide to New York City", 4th Edition, pg 80
- ^ Gray, Christopher (September 8, 2002). "Streetscapes/Packer Collegiate Institute; A Touch of Ivy League Grows in Brooklyn Heights". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E0DD173EF93BA3575AC0A9649C8B63.
- ^ Dolkart, Andrew S; Postal, Matthew A. (2004). Guide to New York City Landmarks. New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Author of Forward) (Third ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons[. p. 41.
- ^ Jennifer H. Cunningham and Barry Paddock, "Firefighters Save Historic Manhattan Church," The New York Daily News, January 11, 2011
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