St. Mark the Evangelist's Church
Principal street-facing facade of church and attached rectory (in 2011)
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General information
Town or cityHarlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York
CountryUnited States
Construction started1914[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway[1]
Website
https://stmark138.com/

The Church of St. Mark the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at West 138th Street, near Lenox Avenue in northern Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The address is 59-61 West 138th Street and 195 East Lenox Avenue. The parish was established in 1907 and has been staffed by the Holy Ghost Fathers since 1912.[2] The Rev. Charles J. Plunkett, pastor, had a brick church built in 1914 to designs by Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway for $12,000.[1]

Street facade of church (in 2011)

References

  1. ^ a b c Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
  2. ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.344.

40°48′56.98″N 73°56′18.82″W / 40.8158278°N 73.9385611°W / 40.8158278; -73.9385611

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