Sacred Heart Church near Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, is receiving the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 2026 Lucy G. Moses award for outstanding architectural preservation projects.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that Sacred Heart Church, part of the Mary of Nazareth parish in Brooklyn, was designed in the 19th century and exemplifies the architectural style of Gothic revival, complete with brick masonry walls, limestone accents, stained-glass windows, decorative wood framing, and clerestory windows in the upper part of the church’s nave.
When the church began deteriorating, it hired Zaskorski & Associates Architects AIA to restore the parish.
The architects rebuilt the front facade and side brick masonry parapets and removed the original limestone and replaced it with a matching cast stone. They also rebuilt the wood frame, clerestory windows, stained glass windows, and front doors.
The conservancy remarked that “In an age where many historic churches face deferred maintenance or closure, this project illustrates successful, faith-driven preservation,blending architectural expertise with community commitment to safeguard New York’s rich ecclesiastical legacy.”