Town or city New York City Phone +1 212-662-9125 | Structural system Red brick masonry Construction started 1859 | |
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Country United States of America Completed 1860
1871 (enlarged);
1889 (altered) Address 405 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Architect Herter Brothers (1889 alteration) Similar St Pius V's Church, Our Lady of the Nativity of Our Ble, St Benedict the Moor, Visitation of the Blessed, Church of St Simon Stock | ||
The Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 401 West 125th Street at Morningside Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is the oldest existing church in Harlem and above 44th Street in Manhattan. On June 28, 2016 it was designated a New York City Landmark.
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Parish
The parish was established in 1859 or 1860 for German Catholics. Although the building has remained in one location, street name changes in Harlem have affected the address. The address listed in 1892 was at 125th Street and the corner of 9th Avenue.
Architecture
Built before the American Civil War, the Romanesque Revival red brick church was built and dedicated in 1860. It was enlarged in 1871 and altered in 1889 by the Herter Brothers. As part of the alteration, the window over the entrance became a niche for a statue of St. Joseph holding the infant.
School
The church had a school and convent affiliated with it, which were located in the former Manhattanville Presbyterian Church, a Greek Revival structure directly behind the church. The parish school was among 27 in the Archdiocese of New York closed by Archbishop Dolan on January 11, 2011.