Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic (Manhattan)
40°48′6″N 73°57′59″W / 40.80167°N 73.96639°W
| Church of the Ascension | |
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| Ascension Church | |
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| Location | 221 West 107th St. Manhattan (New York City), New York |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Website | ascensionchurchnyc.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Schickel & Ditmars[1] |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Sicilian Romanesque of the Norman and Byzantine hybrid style |
| Years built | 1896–7[1] |
| Completed | 1897[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Metropolitan Province of New York |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Dan Kearney |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Preston Smith |
| Business manager | Philip Zeafla |
| Ascension School | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Manhattan, NYC |
| Country | USA |
| Construction started | school: 1911[2] dwelling house: 1927[2] |
| Cost | school: $120,000[2] dwelling house: $100,000[2] |
| Client | Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | parish school: F. A. de Meuron[2] dwelling house: Robert J. Reilly[2] |
The Church of the Ascension is a Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 221 West 107th Street in the Manhattan Valley section of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1895.
Buildings
editThe elaborate midblock church, located on 107th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway, has an attached parish house, both designed in the Sicilian Romanesque of the Norman and Byzantine hybrid style and built between 1896 and 1897 to the designs by the German—American Catholic church-building architectural firm of Schickel & Ditmars.[1] The parish has a four-storey brick and stone parochial school built by P. J. Brennan & Son, builders, in 1911 to designs by architect F. A. de Meuron of 31 East 27th Street for $120,000.[2] A five-storey brick dwelling house was erected at 218 West 108th Street in 1927 to the designs by architect Robert J. Reilly of 12 E 41st Street for $100,000.[2] The church was renovated in 1939.[1]
Organ
editThe Müller & Abel organ and organ case was built in 1898. Around 1900, a used two-manual pipe organ was installed in the Lower Church. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.[1] During 1939 renovations of the lower church, a new two-manual pipe organ was installed in 1939 by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts, and replaced the Müller & Abel organ. "Sometime after 1970, the chapel was closed and the organ was removed."[1]
Notable events
editThe church has been the filming location for films and television shows, including Keeping the Faith (2000)[3][better source needed] and as "Trinity Church" in the "Book of Hours" episode from the first season of White Collar (2009).[4]
References
editNotes
- ^ a b c d e f g Church of the Ascension - (Roman Catholic) Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine New York City Organ Website (Accessed 9 January 2011)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171433/locations [user-generated source]
- ^ White Collar Lexicon (Accessed 9 Jan 2011)
Bibliography
- 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.