St. Michael's Church (Brooklyn, New York)
Coordinates: 40°39′05″N 74°00′32″W / 40.65132°N 74.00890°W
| The Church of St. Michael | |
|---|---|
 (2015) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style |
Romanesque Revival Byzantine Revival |
| Town or city | Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 1905[1] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Raymond F. Almirall[1] |
The Church of St. Michael is a Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 4200 4th Avenue at the corner of 42nd Street in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
The first pastor was named in 1870. The current church was built 1905, and was designed by noted church architect Raymond F. Almirall.[1] Often referred to as Brooklyn's own "Sacré-Cœur", the domed tower once was the second tallest building in Brooklyn after the Williamsburg Savings Bank, until a late 2000s high rise development claimed that title.
In popular culture
The comedy film Heaven Help Us (1985) was filmed in the neighborhood, using external and internal shots of the church and the now closed St. Michael's Parish School as the fictional St. Basil's Church and St. Basil's School, run by the factual Order of St. Basil.
References
- 1 2 3 Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.424.
External links
Media related to St. Michael's Church (Brooklyn, New York) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
