St. Agnes Chapel (New York City)
| The Former Episcopal Chapel of St. Agnes | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Town or city | New York, New York |
| Country | United States of America |
| Construction started | 1890 |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Demolished | 1943 |
| Client | The Episcopal Church in the United Church |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Limestone masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Appleton Potter |
St. Agnes Chapel was an Upper West Side Episcopal "plant chapel" of Trinity Church (New York City), one of many. It was located at 121-147 West 91st Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. It was at first reused by its parish school and then demolished for a gymnasium in the 1940s.[1]
The church was built between 1890 and 1892 by William Appleton Potter and widely hailed[by whom?] as one of the greatest churches constructed in the city at that time. A parish school was located adjacent, sharing its midblock location. Downtown Trinity Parish reexamined the small congregation in 1934, already split from nearby Episcopal churches, and decided to close it. Eager to expand, the parish school, also named Trinity, bought it as a gymnasium space and demolished it for a more permanent structure in 1943.[2]
The St Agnes Branch of the New York Public Library, now half a mile away, was founded by the parish.[3]
References
- ↑ J. Russiello, A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p. 129.
- ↑ Margaret Maliszewski, “Designation List 219: “Trinity School and the Former St. Agnes Parish House,” (New York: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1989), p. 5-6.
- ↑ St Agnes Branch, New York Public Library
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