St. Jean Baptiste's Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Jean Baptiste
General information
Town or city	New York City, New York
Country	United States
Construction started	1911 (for rectory); 1925 (for school); 1930 (for brothers house); 1931 (for sisters house)[1]
Cost	$80,000 (for 1911 rectory); $300,000 (for 1925 school); $70,000 to 90,000 (for 1930 brothers house); $125,000 (for 1931 sisters house)[1]
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect	Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway (for 1911 rectory); Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street (for 1925 school, 1930 brothers house, 1931 sisters house)[1]

Church of St. Jean Baptiste also known as the Eglise St. Jean Baptiste is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 159 East 76th Street at Lexington Avenue Manhattan, New York City.^[2] The parish was established in 1882 and has been staffed by the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament since 1900. It was the French-Canadian national parish until 1957.^[3]

Associated structures

The Rev. A. Letellier, rector, had a five-storey brick and stone rectory at 170-190 East 76th Street and 1067 Lexington Avenue built in 1911 to designs by Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway for $80,000. The Most Rev. Pat. J. Hayes had a 4-storey brick school with a tile roof at 163-173 East 75th built in 1925 to designs by Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street for $300,000. A five-storey brick brothers apartment building at 194 East 76th Steet, was built in 1930 to designs by Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street for $70,000 to 90,000. A five-storey brick sisters apartment house at 163-175 East 75th Street and 170-198 East 76th Street and 1061-1071 Lexington Avenue was built in 1931 to designs by Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street for $125,000.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
2. ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
3. ^ Dolkart, Andrew S; Postal, Matthew A. (2004) (in English). Guide to New York City Landmarks. New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Author of Forward) (Third ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 166.