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Our Lady of Vilnius Church

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Our Lady of Vilnius 568 570 Broome Street
Our Lady of Vilnius 568 570 Broome Street

Our Lady of Vilnius Church was a Roman Catholic parish church located at 568-570 Broome Street, in Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City, east of the entrance to the Holland Tunnel but predating it. It was built in 1910 as the national parish church of the Lithuanian Catholic community. The church's name referred to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Despite a landmarks preservation debate, the church was demolished in May 2015.

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Our Lady of Vilnius Church
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