Church of Notre Dame (New York City)
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Church of Notre Dame and Rectory
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Facade of the Church of Notre Dame
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| Location | 405 W. 114th St. and 40 Morningside Drive, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′18″N 73°57′38″W / 40.80500°N 73.96056°WCoordinates: 40°48′18″N 73°57′38″W / 40.80500°N 73.96056°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Daus & Otto; Cross & Cross |
| Architectural style | French Neo-classical |
| Website | Church of Notre Dame, New York |
| NRHP Reference # | 80002678 |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1980 |
The Church of Notre Dame in New York City is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The church is located at 40 Morningside Drive and the rectory at 405 West 114th Street in Manhattan, New York City.
Geraldyn Redmond donated funds to the Fathers of Mercy, a French community of priests, requesting they build a chapel to propagate devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes. They established the Church of Notre Dame in 1910 as a mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Parish on West 23rd Street. The first administrator of the parish was the Rev. Maurice Reynauld, S.P.M., who died in France during World War I. While in France in 1913, he affiliated Notre Dame Church with the Sanctuary of Our Lady in Lourdes, thus enabling worshipers at the Church of Notre Dame in New York City to obtain the spiritual benefits of worshipers at Lourdes. From the beginning of the parish, a special arrangement was made with the ecclesiastical authorities in Lourdes that water from the miraculous spring there would be sent directly to the Church of Notre Dame. Since that time Lourdes water has been continuously available at the church.
The sanctuary completed in 1910 was the work of Daus and Otto. Cross & Cross designed the nave, facade, and rectory completed in 1914. A planned dome was never completed. The expansion continued intermittently until completed 50 years later.
The chapel was officially dedicated on October 2, 1910, by Archbishop John Farley. Cardinal Farley dedicated the enlarged structure on February 11, 1915, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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