Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Bronx)
| The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
|---|---|
United States of America | |
| Completed | 1887 (for church)[1][2] 1901 (for school hall)[1] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Bruns (for 1887 church)[1] Anthony F. A. Schmitt (for 1901 school hall)[1] |
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a
Redemptorist Fathers. The church boasts the highest steeple in the Bronx.[1]
Building
The present Romanesque Revival brick church was completed in 1887 to the designs of Henry Bruns and is the highest steeple in the Bronx.[1] The school hall was built 1901 to the designs by Anthony F. A. Schmitt.[1] "Built in the days when Germans were the most populous ethnic group in the Bronx and their prominence in the building trades, brewing, and the manufacture of musical instruments was of central importance to the borough's prosperity."[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
- ^ Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.315-316.
- ^ 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.386.