Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy Houses

for the parish, see Immaculate Conception Church (Manhattan)
Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy House

(2011)
Location 406-414 E. 14th St., New York, New York
Coordinates 40°43′51″N 73°58′56″W / 40.73083°N 73.98222°W / 40.73083; -73.98222Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 73°58′56″W / 40.73083°N 73.98222°W / 40.73083; -73.98222
Built 1894-1896[1]
Architect Barney and Chapman[2]
Architectural style French Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 80002681[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 28, 1980
Designated NYCL June 7, 1966

The Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy House at 406-412 East 14th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City were built in 1894-96 by Grace Church, one of the most prominent Episcopal churches in the city at the time. The buildings were a free chapel – meaning there was no pew rent[1] – called Grace Chapel and a connected Grace Hospital, which could serve 16 senior citizens and 10 children, and was physically connected to the chapel by a bridge, so that patients could be wheeled to services.[2]

They were designed by Barney and Chapman in French Gothic style. The firm was working at the same time on the Church of the Holy Trinity in Yorkville, which was also designed in the same style. Grace Chapel has stained-glass windows by Clayton & Bell and Henry Holiday. In 1943 both buildings were sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and were converted for the use of the Immaculate Conception Church – founded in 1855 – as a sanctuary and Clergy House.[4]

The buildings were designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.69
  2. 1 2 Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.110
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000), AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.), New York: Three Rivers Press, ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5, p.210



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