St. Jude Church (New York City)
The Church of St. Jude, located at 3815 Tenth Avenue at the corner of West 205th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York. Established in 1949, the current sanctuary was built in 1975-76 and was designed by Clark & Warren in the Brutalist style. The School of St. Jude, located around the corner at 431 West 204th Street and built in 1949-51 to designs by Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith, was originally the sanctuary as well.[1] A two-story rectory at 411-445 West 204th Street was built in 1957 to designs by architect P. Goodman.[2]
| Church of St. Jude | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Brutalist[1] |
| Town or city | Inwood, Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | U.S. |
| Construction started | 1951 (church & school) 1954 (convent) 1957 (for rectory) 1975 (1976 church) |
| Cost | $600,000 (1951 church & school) $200,000 (1954 convent) $200,000 (1957 rectory) $500,000 (1976 church) |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | 1951 church and school & 1954 convent: Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith 1957 rectory: P. Goodman 1976 church: Clark & Warren[2][1] |
References
Notes
- Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.221
- Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
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