3033 Kingsbridge Ave
1907-09

The St. John's parish was founded in the 1860s as a mission in Yonkers, and was later attached to the Jesuits of Fordham University. In 1870, they purchased this plot of land and built a small timber-framed church, formally establishing the parish in 1877. In the following decades, the church grew considerably, allowing for a new building to be erected in 1893.This Neo-Gothic structure was built a few years later, during Rev. Daniel O'Dwyer tenure as Pastor, and used part of the former building's basement. It features buff brick with limestone accents, with a double-height stained-glass window set above three arched wooden entrance doors at the main façade. At the southwest corner there is a tall spire installed in 1966 as part of a large renovation project, which also reportedly removed some of the exterior ornamentation. Photo courtesy of the NY State Historic Preservation Office.