St. Michael's Church (Brooklyn, New York)

The Church of St. Michael
General information
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival Byzantine Revival
Town or city	Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Completed	1905 (for church)[1]
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Architect	Raymond F. Almirall (for 1905 church)[1]

The Church of St. Michael is a Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

Buildings

The first pastor was named in 1870. The current church was built 1905 to the designs of noted church architect Raymond F. Almirall.^[1] Often referred to as Brooklyn's own "Sacré-Cœur", the domed tower once was the second tallest building in Brooklyn after the Williamsburg Savings Bank, until a late 2000s high rise development claimed that title.

Music

The organ at St. Michael's Church was built by the Kilgen Organ Company of St. Louis, MO, their Opus 5841 (1937) 3 manuals, 43 stops, 33 ranks.^[2]

School

St. Michael's Parish High School was closed in 1976.^[3]

Notable events

The comedy film Heaven Help Us (1985) was filmed in the neighborhood, using external and internal shots of the church and (now closed) St. Michael's Parish School, as the fictional St. Basil's Church and St. Basil's School, run by the factual Order of St. Basil.

External link

• St. Michael's Parish website

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.424.
2. ^ http://www.nycago.org/Organs/Bkln/html/StMichaelGerRC.html Kilgen organ
3. ^ Diocese of Brooklyn, [http://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/closedhs.aspx Home > Diocesan Administration > Archives > Closed HS], List of Closed High Schools (Retrieved 4 April 2011)