NYC_Lex_1067_002

Saint Jean Baptiste Church | LP-0420

Landmark Type: Individual Landmark

Designation Date: 11/19/1969

Address: 1067-1071 Lexington Avenue

Borough: Manhattan

Designation Report: s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0420.pdf

 

1067-1071 Lexington Avenue

Construction Date: 1910 - 1913

Architect / Builder: Nicholas Sirracino

Owner / Developer: Archdiocese of New York

Major Alteration(s): None

Alteration Architect(s): None

Style(s): Italian Mannerist

Material(s): Limestone

 

Building Type: Church

Original Use: Religious, church, Roman Catholic

Tax Block: 1410 Tax Lot: 53

 

 

Notes: The Saint Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church was originally built to serve a largely French-Canadian congregation. Construction of the church was funded by streetcar magnate, Thomas Fortune Ryan.

 

-NYCLPC

 

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