Sacred Heart Church (Jersey City, New Jersey) Explained

Sacred Heart Church
Country:United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Address:Jersey City, New Jersey
Status:Church
Architectural Type:Gothic Revival
Spire Quantity:2
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Newark

Sacred Heart Church is a historic church and former Roman Catholic parish church on MLK Drive at Bayview Avenue in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It is within the Archdiocese of Newark.

History and description

Built between 1922 and 1924, it was designed by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram with a mixture of Spanish Gothic and Moorish architecture. Its stained glass windows were designed by the then 18-year-old Harry Wright Goodhue.[1]

The complex is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places[2] but is considered threatened.[3]

Sacred Heart Church closed in 2005 when the number of parishioners dropped to a few hundred from the 4,000 it had at its peak. The Archdiocese of Newark has no plans to reopen the church.[4] [5] The affiliated Sacred Heart School remains open.[6] [7]

The priory of the church become home of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program (JCETP) re-entry program, headed by Jim McGreevey, in 2015.[8]

During the 2019 Jersey City shooting the school was on lock-down and used as defensive position during the incident.[9] [10] That school was taken over by law-enforcement agencies and used during the incident.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dreaming in Technicolor . Architectural Media . 2014-08-21.
  2. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 2014-06-22.
  3. News: Sacred Heart Church . Preservation New Jersey . 2014-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912002323/http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?%2Ften_most_13%2Farchive_by_city_detail%2F2008%2FSacred_Heart_Church . 2014-09-12 . dead.
  4. News: Fernandes . Nicolas . Preservationist thinks reopening Jersey City church will improve MLK Drive area . The Jersey Journal . June 27, 2014 . 2014-08-20.
  5. Gomez . John . Sacred Heart Church in Jersey City, New Jersey - A History and Analysis of Ralph Adams Cram's Seminal Spanish Gothic Masterwork . MSc . Columbia University . May 2008 . 2014-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140510141107/http://www.arch.columbia.edu/files/gsapp/imceshared/lcl2127/Gomez.pdf . 2014-05-10 .
  6. News: Thorbourne . Ken . Amid economic challenges, Jersey City's Sacred Heart School continues mission . The Jersey Journal . June 26, 2014 . 2014-08-21.
  7. Web site: Sacred Heart School . Sacred Heart School . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161012/http://www.sacredheartjc.org/shjc/About%20Us/ . 2014-08-26 . dead.
  8. Web site: Local politicians hail new prisoner re-entry center. McDonald. Terrence T.. 22 July 2015. The Jersey Journal.
  9. Web site: Thousands of kids on lockdown in schools as gunman opens fire in Jersey City. Kelly . Heyboer. December 10, 2019. NJ Advance Media . December 11, 2019.
  10. Web site: Jersey City schools lift lockdown, let thousands of kids go home after fatal shooting. Kelly . Heyboer . December 10, 2019. NJ Advance Media . December 11, 2019.
  11. Web site: Police body cam videos show fierce gun battle after fatal shooting at Jersey City kosher market . February 21, 2020 . . Associated Press . May 1, 2020.

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