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Church of St. John Nepomucene

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The Church of St. John Nepomucene is a Roman Catholic parish located on East 66th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.[2] The founders of the church were recent immigrants from Slovakia, who began meeting in St. Brigid's Parish at 8th Street and Avenue B in about 1891 and established the Society of St. Matthew to organize their own parish.[3]

ProvinceNew York
Location411 East 66th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, USA
StateNew York
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Church of St. John Nepomucene
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceNew York
Location
Location411 East 66th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, USA
StateNew York
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Coordinates40.764005°N 73.95847°W / 40.764005; -73.95847
Architecture
ArchitectJohn V. Van Pelt[1]
TypeChurch, school and rectory
StyleRomanesque Revival
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Architectural style
Romanesque Revival
LocationUpper East Side, New York, NY, USA, United States of America
Cost$300,000 (for church, school, and rectory)[1]
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The Church of St. John Nepomucene
(2026)
General information
Architectural style
Romanesque Revival
LocationUpper East Side, New York, NY, USA, United States of America
Cost$300,000 (for church, school, and rectory)[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn V. Van Pelt[1]
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The parish was established in 1895 from within St. Elizabeth of Hungary parish, which was centered on its church on 83rd Street.[4] The church, school and rectory were built for $300,000.[1][5]

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