Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Roosevelt Island)

Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Location 543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
New York, New York
Coordinates 40°45′42.37″N 73°57′2″W / 40.7617694°N 73.95056°W / 40.7617694; -73.95056Coordinates: 40°45′42.37″N 73°57′2″W / 40.7617694°N 73.95056°W / 40.7617694; -73.95056
Built 1888
Architect Frederick Clarke Withers
NRHP Reference # 72000865
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972[1]

The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is an historic church designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers and built in 1888, located at 543 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was originally an Episcopal chapel, but is now the Good Shepherd Community Ecumenical Center, used for Episcopal worship services[2] and by other groups.[3]

The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and was restored in 2003.[4]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the Church of Good Shepherd" Archived August 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ NYCHS presents Neil Tandon and Roosevelt Island Historical Society's Historical Walk - Chapel of the Good Shepherd
  4. ↑ NYC Landmarks



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