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| Church of St. Catherine of Genoa | |
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 Interactive map of Church of St. Catherine of Genoa | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Eclectic |
| Location | Hamilton Heights Manhattan,New York City,United States |
| Construction started | church: 1889[1] rectory c.1926[3] |
| Completed | church: 1890[1] rectory: c.1926[3] school: 1937[2] |
| Cost | school: $45,000[2] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry brick |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | 1890 church:Thomas H. Poole[1] 1937 school: Jules Lewis[2] |
| Website | |
| Church of St. Catherine of Genoa, Manhattan | |
TheChurch of St. Catherine of Genoa is aRoman Catholic parish church in theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 504 West 153rd Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in theHamilton Heights neighborhood ofManhattan,New York City.[4]
TheAIA Guide to New York City calls the gabled church "a unique star" of the Hamilton Heights neighborhood.[5]
The parish was established in 1887[1][6] from Annunciation and St. Elizabeth parishes south and north of it.[7] Services were held in a local movie theater until a church could be built.[7]
The church was constructed between 1889 and 1890 in anEclectic style, to the designs byThomas H. Poole.[1] The design is particularly marked by the building's wide crow-stepped gable and ogee-headed openings, very similar to Poole's more compactOur Lady of Good Counsel (1892), and a predecessor to Poole's grander-scaledSt. Thomas the Apostle inHarlem, now closed. The facade is "golden-hued brick", and the building features a "deep porch sheltered by a bracketed entryway."[5]
A parish school run by the Sisters of Mercy, opened in 1910. In 1937 the Rev. John J. Brady had a four-story brick schoolhouse built at 508-510 West 153rd Street to designs by Jules Lewis known as the Annex, it opened in 1938. In 1946, all classes were consolidated in the Annex and the original school becameBishop Dubois High School. The parish school finally closed in 2006.[7]
The rectory next door at 506 West 153rd Street was built c.1926.[3]
The parishioners of St. Catherine of Genoa were Irish immigrants when the church was established. Today there is a mix of African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Haitians. Services are held in English, Spanish, French and Haitian/Creole.[7]
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