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Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family · 405 West 125th Street
Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family
Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family

St. Joseph's Church, 125th St & Morningside Av.

IMAGE DATE1906
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ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, MANHATTAN Address: 401-403 West 125th Street Architect: Constructed: 1860

Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family is the oldest church in Harlem and the oldest church north of 44th Street, completed in 1860. The modest Romanesque structure was originally built for German immigrants, and was expanded in 1889 by the Herter Brothers.

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