Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Church of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Manhattan)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

Architecture firm
  
Belfatto & Pavarini

Phone
  
+1 212-475-1966

Architect
  
Robert J. Reiley

Church of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Manhattan)

Town or city
  
Manhattan, New York City

Construction started
  
Church: 1965 Rectory: 1936

Cost
  
Church: $1,200,000 (1965) Rectory: $50,000 (1936)

Address
  
373 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10010, USA

Client
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Similar
  
Church of Our Lady of the Scap, Church of the Holy Agony, St Pius V's Church, St Benedict the Moor, Church of St Catherine

The Church of the Epiphany is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York located at 373 Second Avenue at the corner of East 22nd Street in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan,New York or look in the book the view from Saturday

History

The parish was established in 1868 (1868), and their first church, designed by Napoleon LeBrun and built in 1869–70, was dedicated on April 3, 1870. This church burnt down in December 1963.

The current church was designed by Belfatto & Pavarini and built in 1965–67 for $1,200,000, ($8,600,000 in current dollar terms) on the same lot as the previous church. The AIA Guide to New York City called the church "The most positive modernist religious statement on Manhattan Island to date."

A four-story brick rectory had been built at 239 East 21st Street in 1936, designed by Robert J. Reiley.

References

Church of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Manhattan) Wikipedia


Similar Topics