St. Thomas the Apostle Church (Manhattan)
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For other churches with the same name, see St. Thomas the Apostle Church (disambiguation).
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle is a former Roman Catholic parish church in New York City that had been threatened with demolition. It was the subject of a landmarks preservation debate. The parish was established in 1889;[3] staffed by the Salesians of Don Bosco from 1979 to 2003; and closed in 2003 because of a diminished congregation and structural problems.
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General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | New York, New York, USA |
Coordinates | 40°48′18″N 73°57′11.6″W |
Completed | 1907[1] |
Client | The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
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Structural system | Masonry |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas H. Poole[1][2] |
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In 2013, the premises at 260-262 W. 118th St., southwest corner of St. Nicholas Avenue, in Harlem, Manhattan was sold to a private developer. After extensive renovation, the church building is now used as a concert venue.[4]