Effective November 1, 2018, the parish of St. Teresa of Avila has been merged into the parish of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
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The church of St. Teresa of Avila is located on the northeast corner of Classon Avenue and Sterling Place. Its postal address is 563 Sterling Place, Brooklyn NY 11238, telephone 718-622-6500.
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The church of St. Teresa of Avila is located on the northeast corner of Classon Avenue and Sterling Place. Its postal address is 563 Sterling Place, Brooklyn NY 11238, telephone 718-622-6500.
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Yes, the cornerstone of this church was laid in 1874. For more of the church history, please see this link.
The parish had two school buildings, one here on the southeast corner of Sterling Place and Classon Avenue.
The parish had two school buildings, one here on the southeast corner of Sterling Place and Classon Avenue.
On the north side of St. John's Place are the auditorium, the second school, and senior apartments. The B45 bus connecting downtown Brooklyn with Crown Heights provides frequent service, eastbound on St. John's Place, westbound on Sterling Place.
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The school in the above photo, at 541 St. John's Place, as of December, 2018, houses a training center for court officers in the New York State Court system. "The facility will contain five new classrooms, a conference room, offices and a multipurpose gym," according to an announcement by the Supreme Court Officers Association. By January, 2024, the Court Officers Academy is in three buildings. The third and smallest is a dormitory for trainees who would have difficulty reaching this location on an early morning drive.
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The school in the above photo, at 541 St. John's Place, as of December, 2018, houses a training center for court officers in the New York State Court system. "The facility will contain five new classrooms, a conference room, offices and a multipurpose gym," according to an announcement by the Supreme Court Officers Association. By January, 2024, the Court Officers Academy is in three buildings. The third and smallest is a dormitory for trainees who would have difficulty reaching this location on an early morning drive.
The training facility is named after New York State Court Officers Capt. William Thompson, Sgt. Thomas Jurgens, and Sgt. Michael Wallace, who died on 9.11.2001.
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I received this inquiry in February, 2013:
Both my parents graduated from St. Teresa's school in the 1920 - 1930 era . (mother Kathleen Campbell - father - Howard Nicols). My grandmother lived across the street at 568 Sterling Place. I grew up on Carroll St. in St. Ignatius parish and attended St. Francis of Assisi school.
I had a yearbook type magazine about growing up in St. Theresa's parish in particular, and in Brooklyn in general. I lent this to a friend and never got it back. Do you know of this book and where, if possible, I can get a copy.
Any help would be appreciated. Gail Nicols Tumulty gtumulty(at)comcast.net
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I received this inquiry in February, 2013:
Both my parents graduated from St. Teresa's school in the 1920 - 1930 era . (mother Kathleen Campbell - father - Howard Nicols). My grandmother lived across the street at 568 Sterling Place. I grew up on Carroll St. in St. Ignatius parish and attended St. Francis of Assisi school.
I had a yearbook type magazine about growing up in St. Theresa's parish in particular, and in Brooklyn in general. I lent this to a friend and never got it back. Do you know of this book and where, if possible, I can get a copy.
Any help would be appreciated. Gail Nicols Tumulty gtumulty(at)comcast.net
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wasn't able to post a comment on your site because none of those
profiles seem to apply to me, and I wasn't sure what to do....
Wonderful,
wonderful website! Occasionally I look around the internet for
pictures or stories about St. Teresa of Avila church and school, and
that is how I came about your site.
I graduated from St. Teresa of Avila in June 1958 and my mother in February 1927 when the girls school (Sterling and Classon) was only three stories plus the basement. My mother's brother graduated from the boys school (St. John's and Classon) probably the next year.
I tried to respond to Gail who left the inquiry earlier this month about a “yearbook type magazine” and the e-mail was returned to me. I had copied and pasted it, of course changing the (at) to @ so it was accurate. Can you please check and see if the e-mail address she provided just this month is the same as what appears on your site.
I don’t know where she can get another book, other than Googling it or writing to the author or alumni association, etc., but I might have to what she’s referring, and I also have the St. T’s 1924 Golden Jubilee book and the 1949 Diamond Jubilee book. If there was something in particular she wanted, I could scan it and e-mail it to her.
Many thanks for your efforts! Great job!
Helen Sauer Mirande
I graduated from St. Teresa of Avila in June 1958 and my mother in February 1927 when the girls school (Sterling and Classon) was only three stories plus the basement. My mother's brother graduated from the boys school (St. John's and Classon) probably the next year.
I tried to respond to Gail who left the inquiry earlier this month about a “yearbook type magazine” and the e-mail was returned to me. I had copied and pasted it, of course changing the (at) to @ so it was accurate. Can you please check and see if the e-mail address she provided just this month is the same as what appears on your site.
I don’t know where she can get another book, other than Googling it or writing to the author or alumni association, etc., but I might have to what she’s referring, and I also have the St. T’s 1924 Golden Jubilee book and the 1949 Diamond Jubilee book. If there was something in particular she wanted, I could scan it and e-mail it to her.
Many thanks for your efforts! Great job!
Helen Sauer Mirande
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From the editor:
Posting a comment on this blog has become a bit complicated. It does work, but with these hurdles:
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2) Blogger now requires some identification from the person placing the comment. Again, that keeps down trolls.
3) Blogger continues to hide the email address of the person commenting, making it difficult to reply to any inquiry!
These safety precautions are reasonable, but they somewhat hinder conversation.
Both my parents went to St Teresa's school and they had such stories to tell. My mother was Veronica French and my father Daniel Lyons.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone able to confirm that the architect of this church was Patrick Charles Keely?
ReplyDeleteDon't know who architect was.I went to St Teresa's girls school in th 50's and loved it. Left and moved to Queens at age 11. At 16 met a boy at a party. Dated him and later found out that he too went to St. Teresa's We were married in 1963 by Father Tully at olph in Queens.Oddly enough Father Tully was our Priest at St Teresa's.
ReplyDeleteI loved Father Tully. I thought he was so handsome.
DeleteWow! Wonderful reading these accounts. I graduated 1975. Attended grades 1 through 8. So sad the school no linger exists.
ReplyDeleteI miss St.Teresa, I am alum from the Class of 1973. My classmates and I are like a family. We have had several reunions and been to each others weddings, birthdays, relatives funerals and anniversaries. Lots of memories there. Sorry it could not remain as St.Teresa.
ReplyDeleteI graduated in 1969 and my family lived on Sterling place I remember the bazaars that were held in the auditorium wonderful memories
ReplyDeleteis that you christopher?
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