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| The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton | |
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 The Shrine ofSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (left) next to theJames Watson House (right), now the Rectory of the Shrine (2008) | |
 Interactive map of The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival /Colonial Revival |
| Location | Financial District,Manhattan,New York City, U.S. |
| Construction started | 1964 |
| Completed | 1965[1][2] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | church: Shanley & Sturges[1][2] rectory:John McComb, Jr.(w. half, attributed) |
| Website | |
| Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Manhattan | |
TheShrine of St.Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton is located in theChurch of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, aRoman Catholic parish church of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York at 7 State Street, between Pearl and Water Streets in theFinancial District ofManhattan,New York City.[3]
After the Civil War, Irish authorCharlotte Grace O'Brien bought theJames Watson House to be the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary, which served as a way station for young immigrant girls.[1] The parish was established in 1884 as a mission[4] and raised to parish status in 1886 when CardinalJohn McCloskey directed that Lower Manhattan and the Harbor Islands be separated fromSt. Peter's Parish and constitute the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary.[5]
On November 2, 2014, theArchdiocese of New York announced that the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary would merge withSt. Peter's on Barclay Street, becoming one parish with two sites. Our Lady of the Rosary was an atypical parish, with no significant resident population.[6] In 2023, theSisters of Life were given this church and its rectory for their mission work.
Elizabeth Ann Seton lived at 8State Street[5] after the bankruptcy of William Seton's business forced them to give up the Seton family home at 61 Stone Street. They stayed here from 1801 to 1803 before sailing to Italy for William's health. In 1840 the site held the offices of a number of transportation companies, such as the New York and Hammondsport Lake Line Boats, the New York and Ithaca Line, and the New York and Seneca Falls Line Lake Boats.[7] It also served as the "Eight South Street Hotel".[8] TheGeorgian Revival /Colonial Revival brick church was built in 1964-5 and was designed by the firm of Shanley & Sturges.[1]
The church is located next to theJames Watson House, aNew York City landmark[9] which is also listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. Built in 1793 and extended in 1806,[9] the eastern portion is the work of an unknown architect, and the western half is attributed toJohn McComb, Jr.[1] In 1975, the house became the Rectory of the Shrine.[1]
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