St. Catherine of Siena's Church (New York City)
General information | |
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Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States of America |
Completed | 1957 (convent) |
Cost | $100,000 (1957 convent)[1] |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Starrett & Van Vleck of 267 Fifth Avenue (for the 1957 convent)[1] |
Website | |
Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena, Manhattan |
The Church of St. Catherine of Siena is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 411 East 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1897 as a mission church and became a parish in 1907.[2] It is staffed by the Dominican Fathers.
The church built a two-story convent and penthouse at 416 East 69th Street, built 1957 to designs by Starrett & Van Vleck of 267 Fifth Avenue for $100,000 ($840,000 in current dollar terms).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900–1986," (Accessed Dec 25, 2010).
- ↑ 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.321.
Coordinates: 40°45′54.27″N 73°57′25.64″W / 40.7650750°N 73.9571222°W
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