Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Manhattan)

The parish was established in 1901 under the authority of Michael Corrigan, the Archbishop of New York, to serve the growing Catholic population of the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Corrigan assigned the task to Fr Joseph H. McMahon, who had served as a curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the previous 15 years. The parish established a school in 1903 which was staffed by the Ursulines. 10 years later, a larger school was constructed, which was also served by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. was designated a New York City Landmark on July 22, 1975. ==Architecture==

The church was built from 1902 to 1904 at 463 West 142nd Street between Convent and Amsterdam Avenues to the design of Cornelius O'Reilly of the O'Reilly Brothers firm. and • the pedestals on either side of the entrance steps came from the mansion of department store magnate A. T. Stewart, called the "Marble Palace", which was designed by John Kellum, and which stood at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue until 1901. • Bricks from the cathedral were used to construct the church ==Current status==

Today the parish serves a congregation of African Americans, Dominicans, Ecuadorians, Eritreans and Mexicans, among others. ==See also==