The Church of Notre Dame NYC History Archive is the result
of research that was undertaken in preparation for the New York LandmarksConservancy’s Sacred Sites Open House Weekend 2015.
While not a true archive in the sense of a collection of items with
searchable metadata, this site is intended to document historical facts about
the Church that have been discovered to date and to provide access to as many
primary sources as possible.
The contents of this site are arranged by category in the
sidebar (Pages). Categories include the
history of the parish and architecture of the building, as well as special
features of the Church interior and exterior.
Within each category, readers will find explanatory narrative, photographs
and links to external sources. One page
is dedicated to newspaper articles arranged chronologically with links provided
to the original source, if possible.
All other types of sources, such as books, digitized items from the Notre Dame Parish Archive, and links to the archive pages of other institutions in which information about the church may be found are on the Additional Sources
page.
This “archive” is a work in progress that will be updated as
additional information becomes available.
No church records survive on the stained glass windows, the baptismal
font, or the statues, and input from readers who are able to offer information
or clues that could help to fill in gaps is most welcome.
Those who wish to visit the Church of Notre Dame may click and print
the Self-Guided Tour or pick up a copy at the Church. View the
New York Landmark Conservancy’s “Tourist
in Your Own Town” feature video of the Church of Notre Dame here.
