Church of St. Michael

424 West 34th Street | Hudson Yards | built 1900

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

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1904
Penn Station forces St. Michael's to move from West 32nd Street
The Pennsylvania Railroad begins proceedings for its North River tunnels and Pennsylvania Station, which require demolishing St. Michael's church and parish complex on West 32nd Street. At the pastor's suggestion, the Archdiocese sells the parish properties in exchange for a new church, school, convent, and rectory on West 34th Street.
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1907
November 10
The current Church of St. Michael is dedicated
The new church at 424 West 34th Street is dedicated, built by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons. The firm reuses the altar, organ, stained glass windows, and limestone facade from the parish's earlier 32nd Street church. The parish, founded in 1857, is now in its third home.
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2019
The church's new red oak baldachin wins a craftsmanship award
The church is renovated in 2019, including a new red oak baldachin designed by Patrick Alles. The baldachin receives the McKim, Mead & White Award for Craftsmanship and Artisanship from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art.
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