The Church of St. Stephen of Hungary | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1926 (for church with school plans);[1] 1960 (for rectory plans);[1] 1965 (for rectory plans)[1] |
Completed | 1927?, 1928 (for church)[2] |
Cost | $240,000 (for 1926 church with school);[1] $300,000 (for 1960 rectory);[1] $300,000 (for 1965 rectory)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Architect | Joseph H. McGuire of 5 Columbus Circle (for 1926 church with school plans--possibly unbuilt);[1] Emil Szendy (for 1928 church);[2] Brother Cajetan J. B. Baumann of 44 Whitehall (for 1960 rectory plans);[1] Joseph Mitchell of 355 West 54 Street (for 1965 rectory plans)[1] |
The Church of St. Stephen of Hungary is a Roman Catholic parish church and friary in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 402-412 East 82nd Street, Manhattan, New York City.[3] It has been overseen by Franciscans since 1922.
The congregation was established in 1902 by Fr. Lászlo Perényi, a Hungarian priest. It had no permanent facility until three years later, when it moved into a former Presbyterian church on 14th street. Growth in the parish led to plans to build a new church and school in 1927.[4]
Plans were filed for a three-story brick church and school (both with basement and tile roofs) in 1926 to designs by Joseph H. McGuire of 5 Columbus Circle at a cost of $240,000.[1] According to the AIA Guide to NYC (Fifth Edition, 2010), the Romanesque Revival church was built (or at least completed) in 1928 to the designs of a different architect, Emil Szendy.[2] There are no referenced plans filed with the city for a church designed by Szendy; however, he may have worked for McGuire.
Similarly confusing is the attribution for the rectory. The Rev B. J. Dudley had plans for a four-story rectory at 402-412 East 82nd Street designed in 1960 and filed with the city to designs of Brother Cajetan J. B. Baumann of 44 Whitehall for $300,000. Plans for a three-story rectory at 414-416 E 82nd Street were drawn up in 1965 and filed with the city to designs of Joseph Mitchell of 355 West 54 Street for $300,000.[1]