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Jubilee Year

 
 
Jubilee Year Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 28, 2015
1. Jubilee Year Marker
Inscription.
1843 – 1968
Jubilee Year
commemorating
125th Anniversary
of
Most Holy Redeemer Church
Sept. 28, 1968
Most. Rev. Terrence J. Cooke
Archbishop of New York
 
Erected 1968.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1968.
 
Location. 40° 43.409′ N, 73° 59.066′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Alphabet City. It is on East 3rd Street east of Avenue A, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 East 3rd St, New York NY 10009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pilgrimage Shrine (a
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few steps from this marker); Allen Ginsberg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Houses (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named First Houses (about 400 feet away); Samuel Sullivan Cox (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peretz Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Milan Stefanik (approx. Ό mile away); Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) and William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Paderewski Tree (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Regarding Jubilee Year. The building is listed in the "AIA (American Institute of Architects) Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition".
 
Also see . . .  Church of the Most Holy Redeemer - 173 East 3rd Street. "Daytonian in Manhattan" blog entry. (Submitted on February 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Most Holy Redeemer Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 28, 2015
2. Most Holy Redeemer Church
The marker is to the left of the main entrance.
Most Holy Redeemer Church side altar image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 22, 2015
3. Most Holy Redeemer Church side altar
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A photo of the marker next to the entrance • Can you help?
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