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  • TitleSt. Ephrem's R. C. Church
  • Call NumberCHUR_0763
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryRendering (architectural drawing) of proposed church and rectory with group of churchgoers entering building, two pedestrians and automobile on far right, and intersecting streets. Caption: "St. Ephrem's R. C. Church and rectory as Architect Paul C. Reilly envisions the structure which will replace the 25-year-old wooden rectory at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 75th St. [later renamed Bay Ridge Parkway], in which services have been held since 1920."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteBelow image: "The new St. Ephrem's Church and rectory" written in blue ink. Grease pencil cropping mars. On recto: "J. Floyd Yowell" in lower left; "Paul C. Reilly, architect" in lower right. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 16, 1949; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorDreyer, Louis H. ; Reilly, Paul C.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Ephrem's Church ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Parsonages
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.