St. Benedict the Moor Church (New York City)

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St. Benedict the Moor Church
St. Benedict the Moor Church at 342 West 53rd Street (to right) and the rectory at 338–342 West 53rd Street (to left), which was built in 1965 to the designs of architect Joseph Mitchell
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General information
Architectural styleItalianate (church)
Address342 W 53rd Street
Town or cityHell's Kitchen / Clinton, Manhattan, New York City
CountryUnited States
Completed1869 (church)[2]
1965 (for rectory)[1]
Cost$220,000 (for 1965 rectory)[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)1965 rectory:
Joseph Mitchell[1]

St. Benedict the Moor Church was a Black Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 342 West 53rd Street, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan (Clinton), New York City. The property was sold to a developer in 2023.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900–1986," (Accessed 25 December 2010).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ago was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Billionaire Philanthropist's Nonprofit To Buy Storied Hell's Kitchen Church". Bisnow. Retrieved 2023-01-17.