Church of St. Catherine of Genoa

504 West 153rd Street | Hamilton Heights | built 1899

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1888
Rev. Edward Slattery organizes the new Catholic parish
Archbishop Michael Corrigan chooses Rev. Edward F. Slattery to organize the new parish of St. Catherine of Genoa at Tenth Avenue and 153rd Street. Contractor John D. Crimmins and the priest Father McGovern each give $25,000 toward construction, and Slattery leads the parish until his death in 1901.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1889
The parish dedicates its new church on West 153rd Street
Architect Thomas H. Poole designs the Church of St. Catherine of Genoa in a mix of Venetian Gothic and Flemish Renaissance Revival styles, with a red-brick facade, stepped gables, and arched stained-glass windows. The cornerstone is laid in spring 1889 and the church is completed and dedicated that fall.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1918
January
The church honors 310 parishioners serving in World War I
The church blesses a service flag bearing 310 stars, one for each parishioner serving in the United States military during World War I. The gesture reflects the size of the congregation Rev. Patrick E. McCorry, Slattery's successor, has built at the church since taking over in 1901.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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