Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic (Manhattan)
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The Church of the Ascension is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at 221 West 107th Street Manhattan
, New York City
, in the Manhattan Valley section of the Upper West Side. It was established in 1895.
and built between 1896 and 1897 to the designs by the esteemed American of German descent Roman Catholic church-building architectural firm of Schickel & Ditmars
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The parish has a four-storey brick and stone parochial school built by P. J. Brennan & Son, builders, in 1911 to designs by architect F. A. de Meuron
of 31 East 27th Street for $120,000. A five-storey brick dwelling house was erected at 218 West 108th Street in 1927 to the designs by architect Robert J. Reilly of 12 E 41st Street for $100,000. The church was renovated in 1939.
(2009).
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...
, located at 221 West 107th Street Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
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, in the Manhattan Valley section of the Upper West Side. It was established in 1895.
Buildings
The elaborate midblock church, located on 107th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway, has an attached parish house, both designed in the Sicilian Romanesque of the Norman and Byzantine hybrid styleRomanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
and built between 1896 and 1897 to the designs by the esteemed American of German descent Roman Catholic church-building architectural firm of Schickel & Ditmars
Schickel & Ditmars
Schickel & Ditmars was an architectural firm in New York City, active from 1885 until the early 1900s during the city's gilded age. It was responsible for many fine churches, residences, and business buildings. J. William Schickel formed the firm in 1885 as William Schickel & Company, in...
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The parish has a four-storey brick and stone parochial school built by P. J. Brennan & Son, builders, in 1911 to designs by architect F. A. de Meuron
F. A. de Meuron
F. A. de Meuron, AIA, was an American architect practicing in Yonkers, New York and later New York City in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His main client was the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York for which he designed a number of ecclesiastical structures. He is best known as...
of 31 East 27th Street for $120,000. A five-storey brick dwelling house was erected at 218 West 108th Street in 1927 to the designs by architect Robert J. Reilly of 12 E 41st Street for $100,000. The church was renovated in 1939.
Organ
The Müller & Abel organ and organ case was built in 1898. Around 1900, a used two-manual pipe organ was installed in the Lower Church. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. During 1939 renovations of the lower church, a new two-manual pipe organ was installed in 1939 by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts, and replaced the Müller & Abel organ. "Sometime after 1970, the chapel was closed and the organ was removed."Notable events
The church has been the filming location for films and television shows, including as Trinity Church in the "Book of Hours" episode from the first season of White CollarWhite Collar (TV series)
White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Matt Bomer as con-man Neal Caffrey and Tim DeKay as Special Agent Peter Burke. It premiered on October 23, 2009. In December 2009, White Collar was renewed for a second season that began on July 13, 2010...
(2009).