Church of St. John the Evangelist

1011 1st Avenue | also 355 East 55th Street, 350 East 56th Street, 1005 1st Avenue | East Midtown | built 1907

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1886
A new St. John the Evangelist church rises on this corner
St. John the Evangelist parish, whose first church stood where St. Patrick's Cathedral was to rise, moves to East 55th Street at First Avenue. Under Monsignor James J. Flood, a new church is begun in 1880 and completed in 1886. It stands until 1969, when it is demolished to make way for the Archdiocese of New York's Chancery building.
Source: Wikipedia
1973
The Chancery building opens with new space for the parish church
The Archdiocese of New York's new Chancery building, designed by the firm of Ferrenz and Taylor, opens on the site in 1973. It includes a new space for the St. John the Evangelist church and also houses Cathedral High School. The 1886 church it replaces had stood on the corner of First Avenue and East 55th Street.
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2024
June 30
St. John the Evangelist merges into the Holy Family parish
With Mass attendance already low, and the Archdiocese of New York preparing to move its main offices out of the Chancery building, St. John the Evangelist parish merges into the nearby Holy Family parish, effective June 30, 2024. The combined parish is named Holy Family–St. John the Evangelist–Our Lady of Peace.
Source: Wikipedia

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