Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church (Queens)

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish
Facade from 118th Street
Location 94-40 118th St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates 40°41′33″N 73°49′47″W / 40.69250°N 73.82972°WCoordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°49′47″W / 40.69250°N 73.82972°W
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1916
Architect Thomas Henry Poole et al.
Architectural style Romanesque, Classical Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 06001297[1]
Added to NRHP January 25, 2007

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish is a historic Roman Catholic parish church complex in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 94-40 118th Street in Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Description

The complex consists of the church, rectory / parsonage, school, and cloister. The church was designed in 1916 by noted architect Thomas Henry Poole (1860–1919) and completed in 1919. It is a large brick Romanesque-style building in the basilican plan. It features a standing seam copper-roofed dome and a bell tower. The rectory is a 2 1⁄2-story brick building built in 1939. The cloister also dates to 1939 and connects the rectory to the sanctuary. It features a 1938 statue of the patron Saint Benedict Joseph Labre. The brick school building was built in 1912 and substantially enlarged in 1938–1939.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Virginia L. Bartos (October 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".

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