Lisanti Chapel

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Lisanti Chapel is a historic chapel at 740 E. 215th Street, Bronx, New York in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of The Bronx.

It was built in 1905 by Francesco Lisanti, an Italian Immigrant,[1] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2]

The chapel has pointed-arched window and door openings and various other subtle Gothic Revival details with a Southern Italian character; the date plaque is inscribed: "F LISANTI IN DEVOZIONE DELL IMMACOLATA PER SE E FAMIGLIA ERESSE 1905"[3]

References

  1. 1."The Lisnati Family Chapel". by Joseph Sciorra, New York Folk Lore Society. Fall–Winter 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  2. 2.Kathleen A. Howe (June 2001). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Lisanti Chapel. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. 3.Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.