Rectory of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Rectory of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Location: 833 St. Anns Avenue. Block: 2360, Lot: 109.

Status: Never landmarked or heard.

Description from the Bronx Survey: The rectory of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, located on St, Ann’s Avenue between East 159th Street and Third Avenue was designed in 1900 by M.J. Garvin and is a striking example of the neo-Gothic mode, a later continuation of the Gothic Revival style which was popular throughout the nineteenth century. The structure is richly ornamented with a wide variety of Gothic detail carved in stone which stands out against the red brick facade. Double entry doors located at the far right are set within an ogee-arched surround which is echoed by the arches of the grouped windows to the side and above.

Typically, the stylistic motifs are vertical in emphasis, which is evident in the tall, slender windows and chimney stack, a steep hipped roof topped by crockets and spindles, and a peaked dormer at attic level. This vertical play is balanced by the use of label lintels and moldings, a common feature of the style, horizontal bands of stone and brick at first-story level, and a particularly handsome stone cornice frieze carved with low Gothic arches. With its crisp details and polychromatic facade, the rectory makes a strong architectural statement along a bleak industrial section of St. Ann’s Avenue.

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