40°42′9.12″N 74°0′49.79″W / 40.7025333°N 74.0138306°W
| The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton | |
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 The Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Roasary (left) next to the James Watson House (right), now the Rectory of the Shrine (2008) | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival |
| Town or city | Financial District, Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | U.S. |
| Construction started | 1964 |
| Completed | 1965[1][2] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | church: Shanley & Sturges[1][2] rectory: John McComb, Jr. (w. half, attributed) |
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, is located in the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, a Roman Catholic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York at 7 State Street, between Pearl and Water Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City.[3]
Parish history
The parish was established in 1884 as a mission and raised to parish status in 1887.[4] After the Civil War, Irish author Charlotte Grace O'Brien bought the house to be the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary, which served as a way station for young immigrant girls.[1]
Buildings
The Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival brick church was built in 1964-5 and was designed by the firm of Shanley & Sturges.[1] The church is located next to the James Watson House, a New York City landmark[5] which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1793 and extended in 1806,[5] the eastern portion is the work of an unknown architect, and the western half is attributed to John McComb, Jr.[1] In 1975, the house became the Rectory of the Shrine.[1]
See also
- National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton and James Watson House" on the New York Architectural Images website (Accessed 6 February 2011)
- ^ a b White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7., p. 11
- ^ Seton Shrine Website (Accessed 5 February 2011)
- ^ 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.360.
- ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1. p.8.
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