Lisanti Chapel

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Lisanti Chapel
Lisanti Chapel, 740 E., 215-th Street, Bronx county, New York.JPG
Lisanti Chapel is located in New York City
Lisanti Chapel
Location740 E. 215th St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates40°52′48″N 73°51′46″W / 40.88000°N 73.86278°W / 40.88000; -73.86278Coordinates: 40°52′48″N 73°51′46″W / 40.88000°N 73.86278°W / 40.88000; -73.86278
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1905
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.01001447[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 2002

Lisanti Chapel is a historic chapel at 740 E. 215th Street, Bronx, New York in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of The Bronx.

It was built in 1905 by Francesco Lisanti, an Italian Immigrant,[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The chapel has pointed-arched window and door openings and various other subtle Gothic Revival details with a Southern Italian character; the date plaque is inscribed: "F LISANTI IN DEVOZIONE DELL IMMACOLATA PER SE E FAMIGLIA ERESSE 1905"[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "The Lisnati Family Chapel". by Joseph Sciorra, New York Folk Lore Society. Fall–Winter 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  3. ^ Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.


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