NRHP Reference # 84002796 Opened 1883 Construction started 1883 | Added to NRHP February 2, 1984 Town or city New York City | |
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Location 112-120 E. 106th St., New York, New York Built 1883-1887 (for church); 1927 (for dwelling) Cost 60,000 USD (for 1927 dwelling house) Architects Napoleon LeBrun, Thomas J. Duff Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture Similar Immaculate Conception Church, St Pius V's Church, St Benedict the Moor, St Sylvia's Church, St Francis Xavier's Church | ||
St. Cecilia Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and a historic landmark located at 120 East 106th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City in the U.S. state of New York. The parish was established in 1873. It was staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers from 1939-2007. The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1976. The church and convent were listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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The parish was established in 1883. Construction began in 1883 to designs by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons. The AIA Guide to New York City (2010) describes the church as an "ornate brick and terra-cotta facade is one of East Harlem's special treasures. Neo-Italian Romanesque, it has an exuberance that evaded most of Northern Europe." The church was completed in 1887 to the designs of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, the Regina Angelorum (unified facade) was built 1907 to the designs of Neville & Bagge In 1927, the church built a four-storey brick dwelling house at 123-25 East 105th Street to designs by Thomas J. Duff of 348 West 14th Street for $60,000.
It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Location question
Although the Register's database claims that its address is 112-120 East 106th St., it is actually located along the south side of 106th Street between Lexington and Park Aves. The AIA Guide to New York City (2010) gives the address as 122-120 East 106th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. The Guide to NYC Landmarks (2007) claims the address as 112-120 East 106th Street. Directories from the late nineteenth century gave the address as East 106th Street, near Lexington Avenue.