Our Lady of Esperanza Church
| Church of Our Lady of Esperanza | |
|---|---|
Charles P. Huntington[1] | |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Lawrence G. White of McKim, Mead & White |
| Website | |
| ourladyofesperanza | |
The Church of Our Lady of Esperanza is a
Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 624 West 156th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan
in New York City.
Charles P. Huntington
's original design with the stairway entranceThe church is part of Audubon Terrace, which was designated a Historic District by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on January 9, 1979,[4] but it is organizationally separate from the museum complex.[2]
History
The parish was founded by Dona Manuela de Laverrerie de Barril, the wife of the Spanish Consul-General in New York.balustrades, but White's addition allowed for an entrance at the street level, with the climb to the church occurring via an indoor staircase.[4]
The first pastor, in 1912, was the Rev. Adrian Buisson, formerly pastor of the
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 229 West 14th Street. Upon his retirement in 1952, the Rev. Francis Soutberg "was appointed Pastor until 1955 when Father Bernard Guillett assumed the position. Presently the Reverend Monsignor Peter O'Donnell is pastor."[2]
References
- ^ a b c Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f Renner, James. "Church Of Our Lady Of Esperanza" (Accessed 27 Dec 2010)
- ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. pp.558-561
- ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "Audubon Terrace Historic District Designation Report" Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (January 9, 1979)
- ^ 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. 355.
External links
Media related to Our Lady of Esperanza Church (New York City) at Wikimedia Commons
