| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1858/00/00 | James Renwick Jr | Architect | Construction begins on St Patrick's Cathedral in 1858, pauses for US Civil War and resumes in 1865 | |||
| 1879/05/25 | Completed in 1878, St Patrick's Cathedral is opens. The newspapers hailed the new Cathedral as "the noblest temple ever raised in any land to the memory of Saint Patrick, and as the glory of Catholic America." | |||||
| 1898/05/25 | Milton Hershey | Groom | Catherine Sweeney marries Milton Hershey in the rectory of St Patrick Cathedral | |||
| 1918/07/11 | Theodore Roosevelt | Dignitary | Theodore Roosevelt serves as an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of former New York City Mayor John P Mitchel. | |||
| 1920/04/00 | Zelda Fitzgerald | Bride | F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre marry in the rectory of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The choice of St Patrick's was suggested by the bride's mother as a location Scott would like. | Marriage of Zelda Sayre and F Scott Fitzgerald | ||
| 1920/04/00 | F Scott Fitzgerald | Groom | F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre marry in the rectory of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The choice of St Patrick's was suggested by the bride's mother as a location Scott would like. | Marriage of Zelda Sayre and F Scott Fitzgerald | ||
| 1935/00/00 | Ellin Mackay Berlin | Faith | Mrs Berlin was re-baptized in the Catholic faith in the 1930's. Throughout her life she will worship at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. | |||
| 1938/11/15 | Clarence Hungerford Mackay | In Memoriam | Funeral mass for William Mackay is celebrated at St Patrick's Cathedral. While mourners fill the Cathedral, music is performed by the New York Philharmonic, of which Mackay had once been Chairman of the Board. | |||
| 1948/08/19 | Babe Ruth | In Memoriam | Cardinal Francis Spellman leads 6,000 mourners in a special prayer at the end of the solemn 1 hour requiem mass and funeral for the George H Ruth at St Patrick's Cathedral. 75,000 people waited outside the Cathedral in the pouring rain. | Babe Ruth and the Birth of Modern Cancer Treatment | ||
| 1956/02/08 | Laura Kilpatrick Morgan | In Memoriam | A Solemn Requiem mass for Mrs Laura K Morgan is offered at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. | |||
| 1988/08/02 | Ellin Mackay Berlin | In Memoriam | Funeral mass for Ellin Mackay Berlin is celebrated at St Patrick's Cathedral. |
| Particulars for St Patrick's Cathedral: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Church Related Residence |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Building Material | Westchester, Inwood marble |
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