| All Saints Roman Catholic Church | |
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 Interactive map of All Saints Roman Catholic Church | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival Venetian Gothic[1] |
| Location | New York, New York,United States |
| Construction started | 1886 |
| Completed | 1889[2] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James Renwick Jr.[1] |
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| All Saints Catholic Church, New York (archived) | |
The Church of All Saints is a historic formerCatholic church in theArchdiocese of New York, located at 47East 129th Street, at the corner ofMadison Avenue in theHarlem neighborhood ofManhattan,New York City.
Built from 1883 to 1886[2] and designed by architectsRenwick, Aspinwall and Russell – but attributed by historianMichael Henry Adams directly toJames Renwick Jr.[3] – the church complex includes aparish house (1886–89) as well as a school (1902) designed by Renwick's nephew,[3] William W. Renwick.[2]
The complex was designated aNew York City landmark by theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in January 2007.[1][4]
On May 8, 2015, the parish was merged with that ofSt. Charles Borromeo,[5] and on June 30, 2017, the church was deconsecrated.[6]
On January 23, 2021, theNew York Post reported that the complex was to be sold,[7] and a final sale at $11M was announced by Fr Greg Chisholm,SJ on April 1.[8]
The parish was established in October 1879, under the supervision ofthe Rev. (laterMonsignor) James W. Power, a native of Ireland, who was its firstpastor.[9] The parish was originally intended for the neighborhood's Irish immigrants. As the neighborhood changed, the parish became predominantly African American and Nigerian.[1] It was last staffed by theFranciscan Friars.
All Saints is known as the "St. Patrick's of Harlem"[3] because of its size and design, theGothic Revival, or alternativelyVenetian Gothic, brick church with terracotta trimming was dedicated in 1893.[1] The design is festooned with rose windows in the clerestory and a prominent bell tower. "The vaulted interior is also rich in details, including comfortable hand-carved pews, murals and stained glass."[1]
The parish school was built by Power soon after the church, and was initially run by theChristian Brothers of Ireland, who were brought by him to educate the children of Irish immigrants, and theSisters of Charity of New York. The school's enrollment in its early years reached almost 2,000 students, mostly girls. Within the parish, the Sisters also operated All Saints Academy, which taught 120 high school students, and the Brothers operated All Hallows Collegiate Institute for boys. Additionally, a Home for Working Girls was run by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart.[9]
All Saints School was among 27 schools closed by Archbishop Dolan in theArchdiocese of New York on 11 January 2011.[10][11]
American organ builder Frank Roosevelt ofRoosevelt Organ Works built the company's last organ (Op. 525) for All Saints in 1892.[12] In 1931, Welte-Tripp Organ Corp. electrified and enlarged the organ, adding a solo division in the triforium and a new console (in addition to various tonal modifications).[13] In February 2021 the organ was acquired bySt. Paul the Apostle Church.[14]
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