Built between 1922 and 1924, it was designed by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram with a mixture of Spanish Gothic and Moorish architecture. Its stained glass windows were designed by the then 18-year-old Harry Wright Goodhue.[1][2]
Sacred Heart Church closed in 2005 when the number of parishioners dropped to a few hundred from the 4,000 it had at its peak. The Archdiocese of Newark has no plans to reopen the church.[5][6] The affiliated Sacred Heart School remains open.[7][8]
The priory of the church become home of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program (JCETP) re-entry program, headed by Jim McGreevey, in 2015.[9]
During the 2019 Jersey City shooting the school was on lock-down and used as defensive position during the incident.[10][11] That school was taken over by law-enforcement agencies and used during the incident.[12]
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^McDonald, Terrence T. (22 July 2015). "Local politicians hail new prisoner re-entry center". The Jersey Journal.
^Heyboer, Kelly (December 10, 2019). "Thousands of kids on lockdown in schools as gunman opens fire in Jersey City". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^Heyboer, Kelly (December 10, 2019). "Jersey City schools lift lockdown, let thousands of kids go home after fatal shooting". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^"Police body cam videos show fierce gun battle after fatal shooting at Jersey City kosher market". Associated Press. February 21, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via NJ.com.