Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island)

(Redirected from Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island, New York)) Church in Manhattan, New York

Not to be confused with Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Louise Nevelson). United States historic place

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Chapel of the Good Shepherd
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0907


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Location	543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island New York, New York
Coordinates	40°45′42.37″N 73°57′2″W / 40.7617694°N 73.95056°W / 40.7617694; -73.95056
Built	1888
Architect	Frederick Clarke Withers
NRHP reference No.	72000865
NYSRHP No.	06101.002469
NYCL No.	0907
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1972
Designated NYSRHP	June 23, 1980
Designated NYCL	March 23, 1976

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 and by other groups.

History

The chapel was built in 1888, the cost of which was covered by a member of Grace Church Parish. The chapel's first minister was Rev. William G. French, who had been a missionary on the island for fifteen years prior.

The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was restored in 2003.

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Notes

^ "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
^ "New York City". New York Tribune. May 23, 1888. p. 10.
New York City Landmarks

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

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