Church of St. Clare of Assisi

1025 Rhinelander Avenue | also 1027 Rhinelander Avenue | Morris Park | built 1930

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

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1929
St. Clare of Assisi is founded as a national parish for Italian Americans
The Roman Catholic parish of St. Clare of Assisi dates from 1929, when it was set up to serve Italian Americans as a national parish based at Paulding and Rhinelander Avenues in Morris Park or Williamsbridge. It falls under the Archdiocese of New York.
“It was established in 1929 as a national parish for the Italian American community…”
Source: Wikipedia
1930
Anthony J. DePace designs the new church at Hone and Rhinelander Avenues
The church at the corner of Hone and Rhinelander Avenues went up between 1929 and 1930 to plans by the architect Anthony J. DePace. Work began in the same year the parish was founded.
“The church was built between 1929 and 1930 to the designs of Anthony J. DePace.”
Source: Wikipedia

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