Church of the Most Holy Redeemer (Manhattan)
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| General information | |
| Architectural style |
Baroque Revival Romanesque Revival |
| Town or city | Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | United States of America |
| Construction started | 1851 (for church) |
| Completed | 1852 (for church) 1913 (for renovation) |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
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| Structural system | Limestone masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | ?? Walsh (1851-2 church) Paul Schulz (1913 renovation) |
Coordinates: 40°43′24″N 73°59′04″W / 40.723464°N 73.984487°W
The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as Santísimo Redentor, is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 161-165 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The parish was founded in 1844 by the Redemptorist Fathers, and the church, which looks more like a cathedral than a parish church, was built in 1851-1852, designed by an architect named Walsh.
The eclectic architecture is a mix of Baroque Romanesque styles, an experiment not uncommon in the Victorian era. When originally built, the church had a 250-foot (76.2 m) Baroque tower, but in the 1913 renovation supervised by architect Paul Schulz, the tower was simplified and shortened. The AIA Guide to New York City calls the church "a powerful, deeply modeled, limestone pile, one of the tallest structures (except the "projects") in the community" and dates the church to the 1870s.
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