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Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island)
The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is a historic Episcopal church designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers and built in 1888, located at 543 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was originally an Episcopal chapel, but is now the Good Shepherd Community Ecumenical Center, used for Episcopal worship services[2] and by other groups.[3]
Chapel of the Good Shepherd | |
New York City Landmark No. 0907 | |
| Location | 543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°45′42.37″N 73°57′2″W / 40.7617694°N 73.95056°W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Frederick Clarke Withers |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000865 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.002469 |
| NYCL No. | 0907 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972[1] |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | March 23, 1976 |
History edit
The chapel was built in 1888, the cost of which was covered by a member of Grace Church Parish.[4] The chapel's first minister was Rev. William G. French, who had been a missionary on the island for fifteen years prior.[4]
The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and was restored in 2003.[5]
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References edit
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Welcome to the Church of Good Shepherd" August 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NYCHS presents Neil Tandon and Roosevelt Island Historical Society's Historical Walk - Chapel of the Good Shepherd
- ^ a b "New York City". New York Tribune. May 23, 1888. p. 10.
- ^ New York City Landmarks[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Media related to Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island) at Wikimedia Commons
- History of Chapel of the Good Shepherd