Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery
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Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery is a historic home and monastery
located at Yonkers
, Westchester County, New York
. It was built in 1855, with additions made in 1922 and in 1954. The house is a two story, five bay wide brick building on a rock faced, random ashlar
base in the Italianate
style. It has a prominent square cupola
and a one story, wooden porch set on brick piers across the front facade. The four story, brick monastery building was built in 1922. It has a two story rear wing with conservatory and includes a former chapel
. It features an octagonal cupola and has some cast stone and stucco
trim. The 1954 addition connects the house and monastery building. The original house was built by industrialist Ernest Flagg (1820-1884), a leading citizen of Yonkers. The property was a residence until its purchase in 1915 by the Sacramentine order
of nuns. The academy closed in 1975 and the nuns relocated to Warwick, New York
in 1991. In 1996, the property was sold for use as a medical and social service center for people with HIV run by the Greyston Foundation.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1998.
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
located at Yonkers
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. It was built in 1855, with additions made in 1922 and in 1954. The house is a two story, five bay wide brick building on a rock faced, random ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
base in the Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style. It has a prominent square cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
and a one story, wooden porch set on brick piers across the front facade. The four story, brick monastery building was built in 1922. It has a two story rear wing with conservatory and includes a former chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
. It features an octagonal cupola and has some cast stone and stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
trim. The 1954 addition connects the house and monastery building. The original house was built by industrialist Ernest Flagg (1820-1884), a leading citizen of Yonkers. The property was a residence until its purchase in 1915 by the Sacramentine order
Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament
The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament was an enclosed Roman Catholic religious congregation and a reform of the Dominican Order devoted to the perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament were a female religious congregation...
of nuns. The academy closed in 1975 and the nuns relocated to Warwick, New York
Warwick, New York
Warwick is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 30,764 at the 2000 census. The 2007 census population estimate is 32,669.The Town of Warwick is located in the southwest part of the county...
in 1991. In 1996, the property was sold for use as a medical and social service center for people with HIV run by the Greyston Foundation.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1998.