St. Emeric Church (New York City)

Church of St. Emeric was a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Avenue D, between 12th Street and 13th Street, Manhattan, New York City. The address is 740 East 13th Street. When restoration was completed on St. Brigid's on Avenue B in 2013, the Church of St. Emeric was closed and the parishes merged to form the parish of St. Brigid-St. Emeric.[3]

St. Emeric's Church
General information
Architectural style	Modernist brick box
Location	New York City, United States
Construction started	1949, 1952[1]
Completed	1950[2]
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Technical details
Structural system	Brick masonry
Design and construction
Architect	Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith of 101 Park Ave.[1]

History

The parish was established in 1949.[2] The Rev. V. J. Brosman had a brick church built in 1949 to designs by Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith of 101 Park Ave. for $300,000. The cornerstone was laid in 1950.[2] The church is now covered in ivy.[2] A two-storey school building was erected in 1952 to designs by the same architects for $240,000.[1]

References

1. Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986" (Accessed 25 December 2010).
2. David W. Dunlap, From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 202.
3. Bastone, Maria R., "Lower East Side Embraces Renovated St. Brigid-St. Emeric Church", Catholic New York, February 6, 2013