Our Lady of Vilnius Roman Catholic Church | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Lombardo-Gothic with Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival details |
Location | Manhattan, New York City |
Construction started | 1910 (for church)[1] |
Completed | 1910 (for church)[1] |
Demolished | May 2015 |
Cost | $25,000 (1910)[1] |
Client | The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Yellow brick masonry with terra-cotta ornaments |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harry G. Wiseman 104 W. 42 St, NY, NY (for church)[1] |
Our Lady of Vilnius Church was a Roman Catholic parish church located at 568–570 Broome Street, in Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City, east of the entrance to the Holland Tunnel but predating it. It was built in 1910 as the national parish church of the Lithuanian Catholic community. The church's name referred to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Despite a landmarks preservation debate, the church was demolished in May 2015.