Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
457 West 51st Street | Hell's Kitchen | built 1910
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- 1876
Sacred Heart parish is founded with Rev. Martin Brophy as first pastor
Rev. Martin J. Brophy becomes the first pastor of the new Sacred Heart parish in Hell's Kitchen. The congregation first meets in the former Plymouth Baptist Church on West 51st Street.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1884
The cornerstone of the present Sacred Heart church is laid
On July 23, 1884, the cornerstone of the parish's present church was laid, according to the parish history that Wikipedia cites. The Victorian Romanesque building went up for a congregation that was mostly Irish and German.
“…the cornerstone of the present Victorian Romanesque church building was laid on July 23, 1884…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1884
Napoleon LeBrun & Sons design a Victorian Romanesque church for Sacred Heart
The parish's own history page says the church, built in 1884, was designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons. It describes the Victorian Romanesque building as one of the largest churches in midtown.
Source: Internet Archive
- 1885
Archbishop Corrigan dedicates the new Sacred Heart church
The Victorian Romanesque church, attributed to Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, is built of deep red brick and terra cotta with pale stone trim. Archbishop Michael Corrigan dedicates the finished building on May 17, 1885, after its cornerstone is laid on July 23, 1884.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1966
Sacred Heart's interior is the first in the archdiocese reconfigured after Vatican II
In 1966 the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus becomes the first church in the Archdiocese of New York to have its interior reconfigured after the Second Vatican Council.
Source: Wikipedia
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