St. Mark the Evangelist's Church (New York City)

St. Mark the Evangelist's Church (New York City)
St. Mark the Evangelist's Church

Principal street-facing facade of church and attached rectory (in 2011)
General information
Town or city Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country United States
Construction started 1914[1]
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway[1]

The Church of St. Mark the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at West 138th Street, near Lenox Avenue in northern Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The address is 59-61 West 138th Street and 195 East Lenox Avenue. The parish was established in 1907 and has been staffed by the Holy Ghost Fathers since 1912.[2] The Rev. Charles J. Plunkett, pastor, had a brick church built in 1914 to designs by Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway for $12,000.[1]

Street facade of church (in 2011)

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