A Bronx landmark has been honored with the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for excellence in preservation. The Church of St. Anselm & St. Roch, located at 685 Tinton Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, was the only Bronx landmark to win an award during a virtual ceremony which took place via Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., the 30th anniversary of the awards.
Peg Breen, president of The New York Landmarks Conservancy, said the Church of St. Anselm & St. Roch was modeled on the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Instanbul in Turkey and is one of the few examples of Byzantine style architecture in New York.
“The interior is filled with rare German craftwork, including mosaics, frescos, and elaborate metal work,” Breen said. “Water infiltration was threatening the interior and it became urgent to repair and restore the multiple roof domes and brickwork. The Archdiocese of New York stepped in to help.”
Breen said that Harold Martinez of Two4Design Architecture PLLC oversaw the comprehensive work. “The main dome got a new watertight membrane, and copper cladding that matches the original. Lower roofs got new membranes and lead coping caps, the brick façade was selectively repointed and rebuilt,” she said.
“The work also restored and replaced leaded glass clear story windows of the central dome, and restored some of the stained glass windows. One of the most distinctive churches in the city is now secure,” she added.
Father Enrique Salvo is the local representative of the church, and Zelko Vulk of Cro International Inc. led the physical restorative work.
Other 2020 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards project recipients were:
- 817 Broadway, Manhattan
- Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan
- Doering-Bohack House, 1090 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn
- Empire Stores, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn
- Fire Watchtower at Marcus Garvey Park , Mt. Morris Park West, Manhattan
- Fort Totten, Building 207, Fort Totten Avenue and Officers Drive, Queens
- Fotografiska New York, 281 Park Avenue South, Manhattan
- Henry Street Settlement, Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center, 269 Henry Street, Manhattan
- Manhattan Civic Buildings:
Manhattan Appellate Courthouse, 27 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Manhattan Surrogate’s Courthouse, 31 Chambers Street, Manhattan
Sun Building, 280 Broadway, Manhattan
- McGraw-Hill Building, 330 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
- St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University, 1160 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
- TWA Hotel, One Idlewild Drive, Queens
Other award recipients on the night included Anthony C. Wood, advocate and founder, New York Preservation Archive Project, who received the 2020 Preservation Leadership Award at the ceremony, while Stephen Briganti, president and CEO of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. received the Public Leadership in Preservation Award.
Moses Founders’ Awards were presented to Joseph Fishman, Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc., Susan Henshaw Jones, former president of The New York Landmarks Conservancy, and Stephen Lash, board member of The New York Landmarks Conservancy.
The Conservancy is grateful for the support of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, which made the awards possible.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, a private non-profit organization, has led the effort to preserve and protect New York City’s architectural legacy for nearly 50 years. Since its founding, the Conservancy has loaned and granted more than $52 million, which has leveraged more than $1 billion in 1,850 restoration projects throughout New York, revitalizing communities, providing economic stimulus and supporting local jobs.
The Conservancy has also offered countless hours of pro bono technical advice to building owners, both nonprofit organizations and individuals. The Conservancy’s work has saved more than a thousand buildings across the City and State, protecting New York’s distinctive architectural heritage for residents and visitors alike today, and for future generations. For more information, please visit www.nylandmarks.org.
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