Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex explained

Dominican Village - Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:555 Albany Ave., North Amityville, New York
Coordinates:40.705°N -73.4039°W
Built:1878
Architect:Schickel, William; Rauth Bro; Berlenbach, Joseph (carpenter)
Architecture:Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Added:June 27, 2007
Refnum:07000625

Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex, is a historic convent complex and national historic district at 555 Albany Avenue in North Amityville, Suffolk County, New York.

The complex consists of five contributing buildings, a cemetery, and grotto. Rosary Hall (formerly the novitiate for the sisters whose original motherhouse was at Graham and Montrose Avenues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn) is the largest building in the complex and has four sections.

It was built 1876–1878 and in a Gothic Revival style brick quadrangle composed of three 2½-story sections and a 1½-story section. Rosary Hall includes the chapel, which has a tall steeple. At the center of the quadrangle is the Cloister Garden. The remaining building is Seraphina Cottage, the original novitiate. It was built about 1850 and is a 1½-story vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse.[1]

St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex. March 16, 2007. October 18, 2013 . Bartos, Virginia L. . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Ten photos accompanying NRHP registration form.