St. Ann's Episcopal Church (Bronx)

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Not to be confused with Roman Catholic St. Ann's Church (Bronx, New York) a few miles north.
St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Church of Morrisania
St. Ann's Episcopal Church of Morrisania
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In 2012
St. Ann's Church is located in New York City
St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Church
Location of St. Ann's Church in New York City
40°48′30″N 73°55′3″W / 40.80833°N 73.91750°W / 40.80833; -73.91750Coordinates: 40°48′30″N 73°55′3″W / 40.80833°N 73.91750°W / 40.80833; -73.91750
Location295 St. Ann’s Avenue,
Mott Haven, Morrisania,
The Bronx, New York City
CountryUnited States
Language(s)American English
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitestannssouthbronx.org
History
Former name(s)Morrisania Memorial
StatusParish church
Founded1841; 181 years ago (1841)
Founder(s)Gouverneur Morris Jr.
DedicationSaint Ann[1]
Architecture
Architectural typeGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
Years built1840; 182 years ago (1840)
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of New York
Clergy
RectorMartha Overall[1]
Pastor(s)Martha Overall[2]
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Wendy Canas[2](also) Isabel Santiago
Logo of St Ann's Episcopal Church (Bronx,NY).png
St. Ann's Church Complex
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1840
NRHP reference No.80002589[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1980
Designated NYCLJune 9, 1967

St. Ann's Church, also known as St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, is a historic Episcopal church in Mott Haven, the South Bronx, New York City.

History[]

Gouverneur Morris Jr. (1813-1888) had St. Ann's Church built in memory of his mother, Ann Cary Randolph Morris, who died in 1837.[4]

Gouverneur Morris born Feb. 9, 1813; died Aug. 20, 1888. Founder of this Parish, to which he gave church and lands for the glory of God and in memory of his mother.

— Inscription on a plaque to the right of the chancel.[5]

It was built in 1840 and donated by him as a family monument, the Morrisania Memorial. It is a fieldstone building in the Gothic Revival style with a vernacular Greek Revival style tower. The complex includes the stone parish house added in 1916, late-19th century Sunday School and gymnasium building, and a graveyard that includes the Morris family crypt. Among those whose remains are in the graveyard or crypt are Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816), Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774-1837), Lewis Morris (1671–1746), and Lewis Morris (1726–1798).[6][5]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3] It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967.

In 1934

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System – St. Ann's Church Complex (#90NR00036)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ McKenney, Janice E. (November 15, 2012). Women of the Constitution: Wives of the Signers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-8108-8499-1.
  5. ^ a b "St. Ann's Church and Graveyard" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City. June 9, 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Spencer–Ralph, Elizabeth; McDarrah, Gloria (October 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Ann's Church Complex" (PDF) and accompanying 5 photographs. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). > Search > Criteria > National Register Number: 90NR00036 > Search > Results > View > Atts. (2)

See also[]

  • List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
  • National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York

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