St. Ann's Church, also known as St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, is a historic Episcopal church in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx in New York City.
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| St. Ann's Church of Morrisania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Ann's Episcopal Church of Morrisania | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 295 St. Ann’s Avenue, Bronx, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Language(s) | American English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Episcopal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | stannssouthbronx | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former name(s) | Morrisania Memorial | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder(s) | Gouverneur Morris Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | Saint Ann[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural type | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years built | 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rector | Martha Overall[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pastor(s) | Martha Overall[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Churchwarden(s) | Wendy Canas[2](also) Isabel Santiago | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editGouverneur Morris Jr. (1813-1888) had St. Ann's Church built in memory of his mother, Ann Cary Randolph Morris, who died in 1837.[4]
Gouverneur Morris born Feb. 9, 1813; died Aug. 20, 1888. Founder of this Parish, to which he gave church and lands for the glory of God and in memory of his mother.
— Inscription on a plaque to the right of the chancel.[5]
It was built in 1840 and donated by him as a family monument, the Morrisania Memorial. It is a fieldstone building in the Gothic Revival style with a vernacular Greek Revival style tower. The complex includes the stone parish house added in 1916, late-19th century Sunday School and gymnasium building, and a graveyard that includes the Morris family crypt. Among those whose remains are in the graveyard or crypt are Gouverneur Morris, the "Penman of the Constitution" (1752–1816), Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774-1837), Lewis Morris (1671–1746), and Lewis Morris (1726–1798).[6][5] Gouverneur Morris is a signatory to the Constitution, which he helped draft. His half-brother, Lewis Morris, is a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.[7][8]
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3] It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967.
References
edit- ^ a b "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – St. Ann's Church Complex (#90NR00036)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ McKenney, Janice E. (November 15, 2012). Women of the Constitution: Wives of the Signers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-8108-8499-1.
- ^ a b "St. Ann's Church and Graveyard" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City. June 9, 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Spencer–Ralph, Elizabeth; McDarrah, Gloria (October 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Ann's Church Complex" (PDF) and accompanying 5 photographs. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). > Search > Criteria > National Register Number: 90NR00036 > Search > Results > View > Atts. (2)
- ^ "Meet the Framers of the Constitution". November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Signers of the Declaration of Independence". November 6, 2015.
See also
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