St. Mary Magdalen Church (New York City) Explained

The Church of St. Mary Magdalen
Location Town:	Manhattan, New York City
Location Country:	United States
Client:	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Completion Date:	1873
Date Demolished:	1940s

The Church of St. Mary Magdalen is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in Manhattan, New York City.

The church was originally established in 1873 to serve a German Catholic population.^[1] It was a mid-block gable-fronted brick single-cell building with Romanesque details located at 529 E 17th Street. In 1877^[2] the parish added a rectory at 527 E 17th Street^[3] and a school at 523 E 17th Street.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Dunlap, David W.. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. 2012-08-14. Columbia University Press. 9780231500722. en.
2. Book: The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. .... 1914. Catholic editing Company. en.
3. The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
4. Web site: (cartographic) Plate 45, (1916). |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=May 15, 2018 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation}} The next year, the Sisters of St. Dominic began operating the school. Their convent was located north of the school at 526 E 18th street. All buildings were demolished in the early 1940s to make way for Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village.

   In 1945, the parish moved to its final location at Avenue D between 12th Street & 13th Street. The parish is now closed.

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