St. Ann's Episcopal Church (Bronx)

St. Ann's Church, also known as St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, is a historic Episcopal church in Mott Haven, the South Bronx, New York City.

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic St. Ann's Church (Bronx, New York) a few miles north.
St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Church of Morrisania
St. Ann's Episcopal Church of Morrisania
In 2012
St. Ann's Church
Location of St. Ann's Church in New York City
40°48′30″N 73°55′3″W
Location295 St. Ann’s Avenue,
Mott Haven, Morrisania,
The Bronx, New York City
CountryUnited States
Language(s)American English
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitestannssouthbronx.org
History
Former name(s)Morrisania Memorial
StatusParish church
Founded1841 (1841)
Founder(s)Gouverneur Morris Jr.
DedicationSaint Ann[1]
Architecture
Architectural typeGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
Years built1840 (1840)
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of New York
Clergy
RectorMartha Overall[1]
Pastor(s)Martha Overall[2]
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Wendy Canas[2](also) Isabel Santiago
St. Ann's Church Complex
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1840
NRHP reference No.80002589[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1980
Designated NYCLJune 9, 1967

History

Gouverneur Morris Jr. (1813-1888) had St. Ann's Church built in memory of his mother, Ann Cary Randolph Morris, who died in 1837.[4]

Gouverneur Morris born Feb. 9, 1813; died Aug. 20, 1888. Founder of this Parish, to which he gave church and lands for the glory of God and in memory of his mother.

— Inscription on a plaque to the right of the chancel.[5]

It was built in 1840 and donated by him as a family monument, the Morrisania Memorial. It is a fieldstone building in the Gothic Revival style with a vernacular Greek Revival style tower. The complex includes the stone parish house added in 1916, late-19th century Sunday School and gymnasium building, and a graveyard that includes the Morris family crypt. Among those whose remains are in the graveyard or crypt are Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816), Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774-1837), Lewis Morris (1671–1746), and Lewis Morris (1726–1798).[6][5]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3] It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967.

References
  1. "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. "National Register Information System – St. Ann's Church Complex (#90NR00036)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. McKenney, Janice E. (November 15, 2012). Women of the Constitution: Wives of the Signers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-8108-8499-1.
  5. "St. Ann's Church and Graveyard" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City. June 9, 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. Spencer–Ralph, Elizabeth; McDarrah, Gloria (October 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Ann's Church Complex" (PDF) and accompanying 5 photographs. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). > Search > Criteria > National Register Number: 90NR00036 > Search > Results > View > Atts. (2)

See also
  • List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
  • National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York

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