About This Item


  • Call NumberCHUR_1159
  • TitleHouse in which first mass of the parish of St. Francis Xavier was held
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (CHUR 1160), some of which may also be described in this new record; Facade of house in which first mass of St. Francis Xavier Parish was held, 243 6th Avenue, with iron fence along front and side, residential building on far left, and intersecting streets.
  • Date1911
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Nov. 25, 1911. On verso: "It is now to be turned into a business building." Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectSt. Francis Xavier Parish ; Dwellings
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.