Christ Church (Bronx)

Christ Church Riverdale is a historic Episcopal parish church and related structures at 5040 Henry Hudson Parkway East in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City.

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Christ Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark
Christ Church in the 1890s
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Location	5040 Henry Hudson Parkway East, Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40°53′57″N 73°54′24″W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1866[1][2]
Architect	Richard M. Upjohn of Upjohn & Co.[1]
Architectural style	High Victorian Gothic
Website	christchurchriverdale.org
NRHP reference No.	83001637[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 08, 1983
Designated NYCL	January 11, 1967[4]

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The church was founded in 1866 and its building, made from brick and local stone with a simple pierced-wall belfry; the church building was built in 1866 to designs by architect Richard M. Upjohn.^[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building underwent exterior restoration in 1991 and 1992, and it was designated as a New York City landmark.^[5][6][7]

Rev. Gustav Cartensen was Rector until 1919. He was the first to permit attendance of black children from a nearby "Negro orphan asylum". He was then invited to take the pulpit at Holyrood Episcopal Church.^[8] His "liberal" positions garnered "widespread publicity," according to The New York Times.^[5]

Members of Christ Church today are drawn to the congregation's vibrant diversity, with people who have come together from many different countries and many faith traditions to form a warm and supportive community. Fr. Andrew G. Butler III is since 2014 the Rector of Christ Church Riverdale, after serving parishes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.