- St. Frances de Chantal's Church (Bronx, New York)
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The Church of St. Frances de Chantal General information Town or city Bronx, New York City Country United States of America Completed 1971[1] Design and construction Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Architect Paul Waldron Reilly of 393 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10001 (according to the American Architects Directory)[2] or Paul J. Reilly (according to the AIA Guide to NYC)[1] The Church of St. Frances de Chantal is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Harding Avenue at Throggs Neck Blvd., Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1927. The present Brutalist-style church structure was built 1971 to designs by Paul Reilly. The architect is somewhat in question with Paul W. Reilly of 393 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10001, claiming the church as his own in the American Architects Directory)[2] whereas the AIA Guide to NYC (2nd to 5th editions) attributes the design to Paul J. Reilly[1]Colorful chunks of stained glass is set directly into the concrete in the style of the then contemporary European post-war stained-glass work. While often an advocate of contemporary architecture, the AIA Guide to NYC (1978) conceded: "It is hard to miss this church. Perhaps that's one of its problems."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.
- ^ a b "Paul W. Reilly" American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.741.
Coordinates: 40°48′57″N 73°48′52″W / 40.81583°N 73.81444°W
Categories:- Religious organizations established in 1927
- Religious buildings completed in 1971
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
- Brutalist architecture in New York
- Roman Catholic churches in New York
- Churches in the Bronx
- New York City building and structure stubs
- United States church stubs
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