Lisanti Chapel
Lisanti Chapel | |
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Location | 740 E. 215th St., Bronx, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°52′48″N 73°51′46″W / 40.88000°N 73.86278°WCoordinates: 40°52′48″N 73°51′46″W / 40.88000°N 73.86278°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1905 |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 01001447[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 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[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Lisnati Family Chapel". by Joseph Sciorra, New York Folk Lore Society. Fall–Winter 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.
Categories:
- Gothic Revival church buildings in New York City
- Italian-American culture in the Bronx
- Roman Catholic churches in the Bronx
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905
- Roman Catholic chapels in the United States
- Williamsbridge, Bronx
- 1905 establishments in New York City
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- New York City Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York City church stubs
- Bronx building and structure stubs