St. Alban's Episcopal Church is an active parish in the

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, in the United States. The building is an historic

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style

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now located at 76 St. Alban's Place in

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. It was built in 1865 as the Church of the Holy Comforter at what is now 3939 Richmond Avenue, the present site of the South Shore YMCA, and was designed by Richard Michell Upjohn, the son of the noted Carpenter Gothic architect,

Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-born American architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to su ...

. In 1873, the building was split in half and moved to its present location, where it was re-assembled and expanded. In 1951, Holy Comforter absorbed the congregation of nearby St. Anne's Episcopal Church,

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, and changed its name to St. Alban's. St. Anne's had been founded in 1929 as an offshoot of Holy Comforter.St. Alban's Episcopal Church history
/ref> ''See also:'' On October 29, 1982, St. Alban's was added to the

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. In 1984, it acquired an 1883-vintage

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organ, believed to be the oldest pipe organ that currently exists in a Staten Island church.

References

External links

Official website
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Staten Island Carpenter Gothic church buildings in New York (state) Episcopal church buildings in Staten Island Churches in Staten Island New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island Richard Michell Upjohn church buildings Relocated buildings and structures in New York City Religious organizations established in 1865 1865 establishments in New York (state) Eltingville, Staten Island {{StatenIsland-church-stub