{"nrhp_refnum":"01001447","name":"Lisanti Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"740 E. 215th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bronx","county":"The Bronx","state":"NY","lat":40.88007180300008,"lon":-73.86297328999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art","European","Social History","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small private family chapel at 740 East 215th Street in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, built in 1905 by Italian immigrant Francesco Lisanti. It is a front-gabled granite and stucco building about 25 by 16 feet.","why_significant":"The chapel is described as the only known surviving free-standing private chapel built by an Italian immigrant in New York City, and possibly the country. It is significant under Criterion A for its ethnic, social and religious history, serving the family and the local Italian Catholic community. It also meets Criterion C as an intact example of early twentieth century religious art and architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1905 on East 215th Street in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, this tiny chapel was commissioned by Francesco Lisanti, an Italian immigrant baker and peddler, for his family's devotions. Measuring about 25 by 16 feet, it has a rock-faced granite front, a pointed-arch entrance, stained glass, an arched bell cote topped by a wrought iron cross, and a lantern on the roof ridge. Inside are a balcony, a marbleized plaster ceiling with pressed metal borders, an ornate millwork altar screen, encaustic tile flooring, and paintings completed in 1921 by F.B. Valentino. The chapel hosted baptisms, weddings and wakes, and local clergy held Mass there for the neighborhood's large Italian community. It is considered the only known surviving free-standing private chapel built by an Italian immigrant in New York City, and a rare example of Italian American vernacular religious architecture. Its integrity is high, with changes limited mainly to the roof and lower interior walls.","period_of_significance":"1905-1951","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century Revivals","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Family heirs no longer use it as a sacred site and find it increasingly difficult to maintain; it retains a relatively high degree of period integrity.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.070176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001447.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001447/843ed97ae4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001447/843ed97ae4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ALT55-VictorM","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lisanti_Chapel,_740_E.,_215-th_Street,_Bronx_county,_New_York.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ALT55-VictorM</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lisanti_Chapel,_740_E.,_215-th_Street,_Bronx_county,_New_York.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316489","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisanti_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6558559"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/the-bronx/lisanti-chapel-01001447/"}