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Deconsecrated in 2017, St. Benedict the Moor's New York City parish, the first Black church north of the Mason-Dixon Line, will once more be a place of worship.
A historic Catholic parish in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen is being revived as a Christian church after its de-consecration in 2017. Famed as the first Black Catholic church north of the Mason-Dixon line, St. Benedict the Moor is to be reinstated as an active place of worship. Prior to reopening, the building will be renovated and a separate structure will be erected to include residences and a community center.
According to the local Hell’s Kitchen publication W42ST, the renovations will cost around $2.5 million. While the price of the secondary building was not listed, it is expected to be six floors, spanning 21,500 feet. The upper floors will include eight residential suites, and the first floor will serve as a center for the church’s events. The new building will be located on the same road as St. Benedict the Moor’s, W. 53rd Street, however they will not be right next to each other.
Daniel Bernstein of Kutnikii Bernstein Architects, the firm that will take on the renovation work, confirmed that the church will be refitted to serve as a place of worship. Of the renovations to the structure, he explained:
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A historic Catholic parish in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen is being revived as a Christian church after its de-consecration in 2017. Famed as the first Black Catholic church north of the Mason-Dixon line, St. Benedict the Moor is to be reinstated as an active place of worship. Prior to reopening, the building will be renovated and a separate structure will be erected to include residences and a community center.
According to the local Hell’s Kitchen publication W42ST, the renovations will cost around $2.5 million. While the price of the secondary building was not listed, it is expected to be six floors, spanning 21,500 feet. The upper floors will include eight residential suites, and the first floor will serve as a center for the church’s events. The new building will be located on the same road as St. Benedict the Moor’s, W. 53rd Street, however they will not be right next to each other.
Daniel Bernstein of Kutnikii Bernstein Architects, the firm that will take on the renovation work, confirmed that the church will be refitted to serve as a place of worship. Of the renovations to the structure, he explained:
Continued below.
Historic Black parish to be revived in NYC's Hell's Kitchen
Deconsecrated in 2017, St. Benedict the Moor's New York City parish, the first Black church north of the Mason-Dixon Line, will once more be a place of worship.
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