Church of St. John Nepomucene

The Church of St. John Nepomucene is a Roman Catholic parish in Manhattan, New York City.[2] The founders of the church were immigrants from Slovakia.

Church of St. John Nepomucene
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceNew York
Location
Location411 East 66th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, USA
StateNew York
Geographic coordinates40.764005°N 73.95847°W / 40.764005; -73.95847
Architecture
Architect(s)John V. Van Pelt[1]
TypeChurch, school and rectory
StyleRomanesque Revival
Website
The Church of St. John Nepomucene
Western side
General information
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
Town or cityUpper East Side, New York, NY, USA
CountryUnited States of America
Cost$300,000 (for church, school, and rectory)[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn V. Van Pelt[1]

The parish was established in 1895 from within the parish of St. Elizabeth of Hungary's Church (New York City).[3] The church, school and rectory were built for $300,000.[1][4]

See also

  • St. John Nepomucene

References

  1. "Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) May 6, 1946
  2. David W. Dunlap, From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 215.
  3. Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.340.
  4. 411 E. 66th St. & First Avenue (1925)pageNum_Recordset1=http://www.rafaelguastavino.com/index2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=52&totalRows_Recordset1=25152&totalRows_Recordset1=251 Rafael Guastavino's Architecture in New York #211 Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (ACCESSED Dec 21, 2010)
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