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St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Church of Morrisania
St. Ann's Episcopal Church of Morrisania
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St. Ann's ChurchLocation of St. Ann's Church in New York City
40°48′30″N 73°55′3″W / 40.80833°N 73.91750°W / 40.80833; -73.91750
Location	295 St. Ann’s Avenue, Bronx, New York
Country	United States
Language(s)	American English
Denomination	Episcopal
Website	stannssouthbronx.org
History
Former name(s)	Morrisania Memorial
Status	Parish church
Founded	1841; 184 years ago (1841)
Founder(s)	Gouverneur Morris Jr.
Dedication	Saint Ann
Architecture
Architectural type	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Years built	1840; 185 years ago (1840)
Administration
Diocese	Episcopal Diocese of New York
Clergy
Rector	Martha Overall
Pastor(s)	Martha Overall
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Wendy Canas(also) Isabel Santiago
United States historic place St. Ann's Church Complex U.S. National Register of Historic Places New York City Landmark Area 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built 1840 NRHP reference No. 80002589 Significant dates Added to NRHP April 16, 1980 Designated NYCL June 9, 1967

St. Ann's Church, also known as St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, is a historic Episcopal church in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx in New York City.

History

Gouverneur Morris Jr. (1813-1888) had St. Ann's Church built in memory of his mother, Ann Cary Randolph Morris, who died in 1837.

Gouverneur Morris born Feb. 9, 1813; died Aug. 20, 1888. Founder of this Parish, to which he gave church and lands for the glory of God and in memory of his mother.

— Inscription on a plaque to the right of the chancel.

It was built in 1840 and donated by him as a family monument, the Morrisania Memorial. It is a fieldstone building in the Gothic Revival style with a vernacular Greek Revival style tower. The complex includes the stone parish house added in 1916, late-19th century Sunday School and gymnasium building, and a graveyard that includes the Morris family crypt. Among those whose remains are in the graveyard or crypt are Gouverneur Morris, the "Penman of the Constitution" (1752–1816), Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774-1837), Lewis Morris (1671–1746), and Lewis Morris (1726–1798). Gouverneur Morris is a signatory to the Constitution, which he helped draft. His half-brother, Lewis Morris, is a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967.

References

1. ^ "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
2. ^ "Home Page". St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of New York. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
3. ^ "National Register Information System – St. Ann's Church Complex (#90NR00036)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
4. McKenney, Janice E. (November 15, 2012). Women of the Constitution: Wives of the Signers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-8108-8499-1.
5. ^ "St. Ann's Church and Graveyard" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City. June 9, 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
6. Spencer–Ralph, Elizabeth; McDarrah, Gloria (October 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Ann's Church Complex" (PDF) and accompanying 5 photographs. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). > Search > Criteria > National Register Number: 90NR00036 > Search > Results > View > Atts. (2)
7. "Meet the Framers of the Constitution". November 2, 2015.
8. "Signers of the Declaration of Independence". November 6, 2015.

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
• National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to St. Ann's Church (Bronx) at Wikimedia Commons

• St. Ann's Episcopal Church website

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Historic districts	Fort Schuyler Grand Concourse Historic District Jerome Park Reservoir Longwood Historic District Morris High School Historic District Mott Haven Historic District
Historic properties	Houses 175 Belden Street Bartow–Pell Mansion Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir Robert Colgate House Sunnyslope Valentine–Varian House Van Cortlandt House Wave Hill William E. Dodge House Religious buildings Chevra Linas Hazedek Synagogue of Harlem and the Bronx Christ Church Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil Grace Episcopal Church Lisanti Chapel Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex St. Ann's Episcopal Church St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex St. Stephen's Methodist Church Tremont Baptist Church Subway stations Jackson Avenue Morris Park Mott Avenue Control House New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building Pelham Parkway Prospect Avenue Simpson Street Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Woodlawn Other structures 48th Police Precinct Station 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable 1100 Grand Concourse Bronx Borough Courthouse Bronx County Courthouse Bronx General Post Office Bronx River Parkway Casa Amadeo, antigua Casa Hernandez Crotona Park Dollar Savings Bank Edenwald Houses Fonthill Castle and the Administration Building of the College of Mount St. Vincent Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory High Bridge High Pumping Station Kingsbridge Armory Morrisania Post Office Park Plaza Apartments Port Morris Ferry Bridges Public School 11 Public School 15 Public School 17 Rainey Memorial Gates C. Rieger's Sons Factory Riverdale Monument Washington Bridge Wave Hill Williamsbridge Oval
National Historic Landmarks	Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite Bartow–Pell Mansion Lorillard Snuff Mill New York Botanical Garden Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Lorillard Snuff Mill LuEsther T. Mertz Library United Workers Cooperatives University Heights Campus Gould Memorial Library Hall of Fame for Great Americans Van Cortlandt House Woodlawn Cemetery
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx, New York and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York

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