Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church (Queens) Explained

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish
Location:94-40 118th St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates:40.6925°N -73.8297°W
Built:1916
Architect:Thomas Henry Poole et al.
Architecture:Romanesque, Classical Revival
Added:January 25, 2007
Refnum:06001297

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish is a historic Roman Catholic parish church complex in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 94-40 118th Street in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City.

Description

The complex consists of the church, rectory / parsonage, school, and cloister. The church was designed in 1916 by architect Thomas Henry Poole (1860–1919) and completed in 1919. It is a large brick Romanesque-style building in the basilican plan. It features a standing seam copper-roofed dome and a bell tower. The rectory is a -story brick building built in 1939. The cloister also dates to 1939 and connects the rectory to the sanctuary. It features a 1938 statue of the patron Saint Benedict Joseph Labre. The brick school building was built in 1912 and substantially enlarged in 1938–1939.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish. October 2006. 2011-01-16 . Virginia L. Bartos. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 10 photos.