St. Rose of Lima Old Church (New York City)
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The Old Church of St. Rose of Lima is a former Roman Catholic parish church which was under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 36 Cannon Street between Broome Street and Delancey Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City.[10] The rectory was located at 42 Cannon Street; the school was located at 290 Delancey Street. The 1871 church was described by The New York Times when it opened in 1871, as one of the finest churches in the city.[1] The church was demolished around July 1901 and the site redeveloped in conjunction with the erection of the Williamsburg Bridge (1903) and public housing. A new church was begun shortly after property was purchased in July 1900 at Grand and Lewis Streets. The parish closed in the 1960s.
Old Church of St. Rose of Lima | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival[1][2] |
Town or city | Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1868 (for chapel)[3] 1870 (for church)[4] / July 31, 1870 (for church cornerstone)[3][5] |
Completed | February 9, 1868 (for temporary chapel)[3] April 23, 1871 (for church)[3][4][1] 1894 (for school)[6][2] |
Demolished | July 1901 (for 1871 church)[7][8] |
Cost | $96,000 (for 1871 church--as reported in 1896)[4] $150,000 (for 1871 church--as reported in 1900)[9] $25,000 (for 1894 school, as reported in 1896)[4] $70,000 (for 1894 school, as reported in 1900)[9] |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Brick masonry with freestone trim |