Immaculate Conception Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Convent, & Priests’ Residence, Bronx
Address: 389 East 150th Street Bronx, NY 10455
Architect: Henry Bruns; School Hall: Anthony F.A. Schmitt
Constructed: 1887
LPC Action: Calendared in 1980
LPC Backlog Hearing: Prioritized for designation
LPC Backlog Meeting : Removed from the calendar on December 13, 2016
This Romanesque Revival church complex was built for a vast German population, which was the largest ethnic group in the Bronx at the time. The austere façade features the highest steeple in the borough, and the complex collectively constitutes a cohesive and attractive streetscape