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at 7 State Street, between Pearl and Water Streets in the

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After the Civil War, Irish author

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bought the

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to be the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary, which served as a way station for young immigrant girls. The parish was established in 1884 as a missionRemigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor,
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'. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.360. and raised to parish status in 1886 when Cardinal

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directed that Lower Manhattan and the Harbor Islands be separated from St. Peter's Parish and constitute the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary."Our Lady of the Rosary", St. Peter - Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Parish, New York City
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Merger

On November 2, 2014, the

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announced that the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary will merge with St. Peter's on Barclay Street, becoming one parish with two sites. Our Lady of the Rosary is an atypical parish, with no significant resident population. Masses and sacraments continue to be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary. 7 and 8 State Street in 1891 crop

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Elizabeth Ann Seton Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was a Catholic religious sister in the United States and an educator, known as a founder of the country's parochial school system. After her death, she became the first person bo ...

lived at 8 State Street after the bankruptcy of William Seton's business forced them to give up the Seton family home at 61 Stone Street. They stayed here from 1801 to 1803 before sailing to Italy for William's health. In 1840 the site held the offices of a number of transportation companies, such as the New York and Hammondsport Lake Line Boats, the New York and Ithaca Line, and the New York and Seneca Falls Line Lake Boats.Williams, Edwin. "William's New York Annual'', J. Leavitt, 1840
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brick church was built in 1964-5 and was designed by the firm of Shanley & Sturges. The church is located next to the

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p.8. which is also listed on the

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. Built in 1793 and extended in 1806, the eastern portion is the work of an unknown architect, and the western half is attributed to John McComb, Jr. In 1975, the house became the Rectory of the Shrine.

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