Saint James Roman Catholic Church
- Year
- 1837
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
St. James' Roman Catholic Church was built in 1835-1837 of fieldstone at 32 James Street, making it the second oldest Roman Catholic building in New York City. The Greek Revival design is modeled on published plans by Minard Lefever, though no hard evidence confirms he was the architect. The parish was established by Bishop John Dubois to relieve overcrowding at St. Peter's on Barclay Street, with Father Felix Varela organizing the congregation.
the building
A Doric entrance. A pair of Doric columns flanks the entrance, and the church was originally topped by a domed cupola, now gone.
the style
The neo-classical, Greek Revival design follows published models by Minard Lefever, expressed here in fieldstone with a Doric-columned entrance typical of the style's temple-front vocabulary.
More on Greek Revivalsignificance
Designated a New York City Landmark on January 18, 1966, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Alfred E. Smith House
- Mariner's Temple
- New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch
- Edward Mooney House
- New York County Courthouse
- United States Courthouse