Church of the Good Shepherd (New York City)

The Church of the Good Shepherd
General information
Town or city	New York, New York
Country	United States of America
Construction started	1924 (for school) 1936 (for church) 1950 (for convent)
Cost	$250,000 (for 1924 school) $300,000 (for 1950 convent)
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect	Auguste L. Noel of 52 Vanderbilt Avenue (for 1924 school) Paul C. Reilly of 111 Fifth Avenue (for 1950 convent)[1]

The Church of the Good Shepherd is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 608 Isham Street, Manhattan, New York City.

Parish history

The parish was established in 1911 and was formerly staffed by the Paulist Fathers.^[2] It is currently staffed by the Capuchin Friars.

Buildings

The church cornerstone is dated 1936, which similarly establishes the church as being a Paulist Fathers church. A two-storey parochial school at 110-116 Cooper Street was built in 1924 to designs by Auguste L. Noel of 52 Vanderbilt Avenue for $250,000. A five-storey brick convent was at 620 Isham Street was built in 1950 to designs by architect Paul C. Reilly of 111 Fifth Avenue for $300,000.

References

1. ^ Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
2. ^ 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.328.

Coordinates: 40°52′6″N 73°55′13″W / 40.86833°N 73.92028°W / 40.86833; -73.92028