About This Item

  • TitleSt. Anthony's R. C. Church
  • Call NumberCHUR_0726
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFacade and steeple of church (in background) with street light on each side of doorway, fire hydrant, and child on right, and residential/commercial (?) buildings on both sides.Caption: "St. Anthony's R. C. Church, Manhattan Avenue opposite Milton Street, Greenpoint. first mass celebrated in Mr. Rider's house one Sunday morning in 1853. the plot of land where the present church stands was purchased in 1865, and on August 24, 1873, the cornerstone of the new building was laid. Dedication took place on June 13, 1874. Rev. John F. Cherry, Pastor."
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCutout. Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: captions stamped: Feb. 18, 1945 and Jun[e] 27, 1948.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Anthony's Church ; Title from earlier caption on verso ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.