The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is a historic Episcopal church at 543 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers and built in 1888, it was originally an Episcopal chapel and is now the Good Shepherd Community Ecumenical Center, used for Episcopal worship services[2] and by other groups.[3]
History
The chapel was built in 1888, the cost of which was covered by a member of Grace Church Parish.[4] The chapel's first minister was Rev. William G. French, who had been a missionary on the island for fifteen years prior.[4]
The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and was restored in 2003.[5]
See also
Christianity portal- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on Islands
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan on islands
References
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Welcome to the Church of Good Shepherd" Archived August 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NYCHS presents Neil Tandon and Roosevelt Island Historical Society's Historical Walk - Chapel of the Good Shepherd
- ^ a b "New York City". New York Tribune. May 23, 1888. p. 10.
- ^ New York City Landmarks[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island) at Wikimedia Commons- Church of the Good Shepherd, Roosevelt Island website
- History of Chapel of the Good Shepherd
