St. Rose of Lima Church

130 Bch 84th Street | also 131 Beach 84th Street | Rockaway Beach | built 1929

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

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1906
July 1
Ground is broken for a Romanesque Revival church designed by John W. Ingle
Work on the present St. Rose of Lima church on Beach 84th Street started with a groundbreaking on July 1, 1906. Architect John W. Ingle designed it in the Romanesque Revival style, with seats for 800 worshippers, and it cost $125,000 to build.
“Groundbreaking for the current Romanesque Revival style church building took place on July 1, 1906... John W. Ingle was the architect…”
Source: Wikipedia
1907
September 27
St. Rose of Lima celebrates its first Mass in the new church and dedicates it
On September 27, 1907, the parish held its first Mass in the new building and dedicated it. The congregation, founded on August 30, 1886, had until then used a smaller first church at Fairview Avenue and Barry Place near the Long Island Rail Road, a 50-by-100-foot building that held 500 people and cost $6,000.
“…the first Mass and dedication inside the new church took place on September 27, 1907…”
Source: Wikipedia
1921
Father John F. Stack becomes pastor and leads the parish until 1953
Father John F. Stack took charge of St. Rose of Lima in 1921, succeeding Father James J. Bennett, who had served since 1912. Stack remained pastor until 1953, when Father Pierce V. Brennan stepped in as administrator for a year.
Source: Wikipedia

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