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St. James Roman Catholic Church (Manhattan)

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Coordinates:40°42′44″N73°59′55″W / 40.71222°N 73.99861°W /40.71222; -73.99861

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Historic church in Manhattan, New York

United States historic place

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St. James' Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark

(2007)

Location	32 James Street Manhattan,New York City
Coordinates	40°42′44″N73°59′55″W / 40.71222°N 73.99861°W /40.71222; -73.99861
Built	1835–1837
Architect	attributed toMinard Lafever^[2]
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	72000884^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1972
Designated NYCL	January 18, 1966

St. James' Roman Catholic Church is located at 32 James Street between St. James Place and Madison Street in theTwo Bridges neighborhood ofLower Manhattan,New York City.^[3] It is the second oldest Roman Catholic building in the city, built in 1835–1837 offieldstone, with a pair ofDoric columns flanking the entrance.^[2] While theneo-classical church is modeled on the published designs byMinard Lefever, and is sometimes attributed to him, there is no hard evidence of this being true.^[2]^[4] The building was once topped by a domedcupola.^[4]

History

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The parish was established byBishop John Dubois in order to relieve the overcrowding atSt. Peter's on Barclay Street. He purchased an Episcopal church building on Ann Street, retaining the name of Christ Church, and asked FatherFélix Varela to organize a congregation. Fr. Varela also established a free school. In October 1833, it was discovered that nearby excavation had rendered Christ Church unsound. Pending the completion of a new building on James Street, premises were rented at 33 Ann Street. However, some members of the congregation finding this too far uptown, instead purchased the Reformed Presbyterian church on Chambers Street. This would become the parish of theTransfiguration, with Fr. Varela as the first pastor.^[5]

The first Mass was said in the basement of the James St. church on September 18, 1836. The following January it was dedicated under the invocation of St. James the Apostle, by Bishop Dubois.Andrew Byrne was appointed rector. Byrne was succeeded in 1842 by Rev. John Maginnis, who was in turn followed by Rev. John N. Smith. In 1848 Fr. Smith succumbed to "ship fever" contracted when administering last rites to Father Mark Murphy of Staten Island, who had contracted the illness while tending recently arrived immigrants.^[5]

Alfred E. Smith served as analtar boy at this church^[4] when he was a student at itsparochial school, the formerSt. James Elementary School, located across the street.

The church was ordered to be closed by New York City officials in 1983, because of the danger of its roof collapsing.^[4] It was scheduled to be torn down in 1986, but was saved by the efforts of the community, especially theAncient Order of Hibernians,^[3] the first branch of which was organized in the church in 1836.^[4] The building suffered significant damage in a fire on January 11, 2011.^[6] In 2007, St. James Parish merged with the nearbyParish of St. Joseph. The combined Parish of St. Joseph/St. James was merged again with the Church of the Transfiguration in 2015.

Pastors

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Fr. Andrew Byrne, 1837–1842
Fr. John Maginnis, 1842
Fr. John N. Smith, 1842–1848
Fr. Patrick McKenna, 1848–1858
Fr. Thomas Martin O.P. 1858–1859
Fr. James Brennan, 1859–1865
Fr. Felix Farrelly, 1865–1880
Fr. John J. Kean, 1880–1901
Fr. James B. Curry, 1901–?^[5]

References

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Notes

^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^^a ^b ^cNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission;Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.).Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 45.ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
^^a ^bWhite, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010).AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 89.ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eDunlap, David W. (2004).From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York:Columbia University Press.ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.210-11
^^a ^b ^cLafort, Remigius.The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X, Catholic editing Company, 1914, p. 336 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
^Cunningham, Jennifer H. and Paddock, Barry. "Firefighters Save Historic Manhattan Church,"New York Daily News (January 11, 2011)

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