St. Monica's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...

, New York. It was built in 1856 and is a brick basilica

Basilica

The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...

 type building in the Romanesque

Romanesque Revival architecture

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 style. It features a four story entrance tower in the center of its three bay wide front facade. Saint Monica's Church has been refurbished on the Campus of York College as a child care center.

It was listed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

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 in 1979 and on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1980.