St. Rose of Lima's Church (Manhattan)

The Church of St. Rose of Lima
Photographed in 2011
General information
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
Town or city	New York, New York
Country	United States of America
Construction started	1902 (for church);[1] 1903 (for rectory);[1] 1924 (for parish school and convent)[1]
Completed	December 10, 1905 (for church);[2] March 19, 1904 (for rectory)[2]
Cost	$70,000 (for 1902 church);[1] $16,000 (for 1903 rectory);[1] $250,000 (for 1924 parish school);[1] $75,000 (for 1924 convent)[1]
Technical details
Structural system	Masonry brick
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect	Joseph H. McGuire of 45 East 42nd Street (for 1902 church and 1903 rectory);[1] Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street (for 1924 parish school and convent)[1]

The Church of St. Rose of Lima is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 510 W. 165th Street, and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, New York City.

Parish history

The parish was established in July of 1901 by the Most Rev. Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop of New York.^[2] A parish in Manhattan had already been dedicated to St. Rose of Lima in 1868, and another existed in Brooklyn. Upon this parish's founding, the (now closed) Old St. Rose of Lima's Church (New York City) was simply known as St. Rose's to distinguish itself from this parish.^[2]

Buildings

The Most Rev. Michael A. Corrigan had the double-height brick and stone Romanesque Revival-styke church built in 1902-1905 to designs by architect Joseph H. McGuire of 45 East 42nd Street for $70,000.^[1] Cardinal Farley dedicated the structure on December 10, 1905.^[2]

Next door at 100 West Amsterdam Avenue and 165th Street a four-story and basement brick and stone rectory was built in 1903-1904 to the designs by the same architect for $16,000.^[1] This building was completed and blessed by Msgr. Lavelle, V.G., on March 19, 1904.^[2]

The site for the school at 167th Street was secured around 1904.^[2] A four-storey brick parish school was built by the Rt. Rev. P. J. Hayes, D.D., in 1924 to designs by architect Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street for $250,000.^[1] The same year at 509 West 164th Street, a four-storey brick convent was built to designs by Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street for $75,000.^[1]

Pastors

• Rev. Edward T. McGinley (1901-c.1913), first pastor^[2]
• Rev. Edward J. McCue (c.1913-?), assisted in 1914 by the Revs. D.M. Dyer, Daniel M. Dougherty, and Edward J. Tracy.^[2]
• Rev. Msgr. John R. Mahoney, D.D., third pastor^[3]

St. Rose of Lima Parish School

The Rev. Msgr. John R. Mahoney, D.D., announced the building of the first parish school on January 5, 1922. "For many years Sunday School classes had been held by Sisters of Charity. The first school was located at 1090 St. Nicholas Avenue and later on in the Triangle Building on 163rd Street and Amsterdam."^[3] The school and convent were built 1924 to the designs of architect Robert J. Reiley of 50 East 41st Street.^[1]

External links

• Catholic Blogspot

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.370.
3. ^ ^{a b} The History of Saint Rose of Lima School (Retrieved 22 May 2011).

Coordinates: 40°50′16.7″N 73°56′21″W / 40.837972°N 73.93917°W / 40.837972; -73.93917