St. Clare of Assisi's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of St. Clare of Assisi
General information
Architectural style	Florentine Romanesque Revival
Town or city	Morris Park, Williamsbridge, The Bronx, New York City
Country	United States of America
Construction started	1929[1]
Completed	1931[2]
Technical details
Structural system	Brick masonry
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect	Anthony J. DePace

The Church of St. Clare of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Hone Avenue at Rhinelander Avenue in The Bronx, New York City. It was established in 1929 as a national parish for the Italian American community "at Paulding and Rhinelander Avenue, Morris Park or Williamsbridge."^[2]

Buildings

The church was built between 1929 and 1931^[1] to the designs of Anthony J. DePace. "The rectory address is 1918 Paulding Ave., Bronx, NY 10462. The parish school is located at 1911 Hone Avenue, Bronx NY 10461. The school and rectory are back-to-back on parallel avenues (Hone and Paulding), but they seem to be in different zip codes or post office branches. With more than 500 students, the school appears to have two sections per grade."^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nicholas Falco, "St. Clare of Assisi, Bronx, New York: An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Saint Clare of Assisi -- Prepared for the Seventieth Anniversary Celebration of Saint Clare of Assisi Church." (Accessed 4 Jan 2011)
2. ^ ^{a b c} See Thomas J. Shelley, The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History, (New York: Archdiocese of New York, 2007), p.484; Our Lady of Solace--Bronx Catholic (Accessed 4 Jan 2011)

Coordinates: 40°51′3″N 73°51′24″W / 40.85083°N 73.85667°W / 40.85083; -73.85667[[Category:]]