 St James' Church, New York City
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St James' Church is a Roman Catholic Church at 32 James Street, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1837, and is the second oldest Catholic building in the city. Alfred E Smith, who was Governor of New York for four times, served as an altar boy there.
The St James' Church has a pair of Doric columns flanking its entrance. It is otherwise plain in design with an unadorbed pediment. It was almost demolished in 1986 but the community, especially the Irish-Catholic fraternal organisation called the Ancient Order of Hibernians, rallied to save it, and in the end it was preserved.
St James' Church, New York City
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A fire broke out at the church on 11 January, 2011, severely damaging part of it.
Getting there
Take the J or Z train to the Chambers Street Subway Station. There's a walk of moderate distance from the subway exit to the church. From Center Street, walk north junction with Peart Street, turn right and continue east on Pearl Street till intersection with Avenue of the Finest. Turn left, head east on Avenue of the Finest until crossroads. Turn south to St James Place. Continue till junction with St James Street. St James Church is on the left side of St James Street as you head south.
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