St. Ann Church

312 East 110th Street | East Harlem | built 1904

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

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1911
Cardinal Farley requests a new parish for East Harlem's Italians
The Parish of St. Ann is established in 1911 at the request of Cardinal John Farley, to serve the rapidly growing Italian population of the area. It is formed from the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which the Pallotine Fathers administer. The new parish is first served by a small chapel on East 112th Street.
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1913
Nicholas Serracino's $50,000 church replaces the first chapel
Architect Nicholas Serracino designs St. Ann's permanent church, built between 1911 and 1913 at a cost of $50,000. Father Cardi, the parish's first pastor, resolves to build it soon after the parish is founded. The church at 312 East 110th Street is completed and dedicated in 1913.
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1926
The parish school opens under the Filippini Sisters
A five-story brick school designed by architect Edward F. Fanning is built in 1924 at a cost of $175,000. It opens in 1926 under the administration of the Filippini Sisters. The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, take over its administration in 1984.
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