St. Stephen of Hungary Church (New York City)
| The Church of St. Stephen of Hungary | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| 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]
In November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that the Church of the Stephen of Hungary was one of 31 neighborhood parishes which would be merged into other parishes.[5] St. Stephen of Hungary and St. Elizabeth of Hungary were to be merged into the Church of St. Monica at 413 East 79th Street.[6]
Buildings
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (Fifth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
- ↑ 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.375.
- ↑ "History of Our Parish", SaintStephenofHungary.org, retrieved 2011-01-28
- ↑ Otterman, Sharon. "Tears and Heartache for New York’s Catholics as Cardinal Shuts Churches" New York Times (November 2, 2014)
- ↑ "List of Merging Churches and Those That Will Cease Regular Services" New York Times (November 2, 2014)
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