St. Aloysius Catholic Church
215 West 132nd Street | Harlem | built 1904
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- 1904
The parish completes its Italian Gothic Revival church
The St. Aloysius congregation was established in 1899 and staffed by Jesuits. It was first made up mostly of German, Irish and Italian immigrant families. William W. Renwick, nephew of James Renwick Jr., designed the $60,000 church, built in 1902 to 1904, with a brick facade in red, celadon and polychrome terra cotta, and sculpted reliefs of Christ and the Holy Family.
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- 2007
The city designates St. Aloysius Church a landmark
New York City designated St. Aloysius Catholic Church an individual landmark on January 30, 2007. The congregation, which began with German, Irish and Italian immigrants, is now primarily African American, and gospel music is part of its services.
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