For those who haven't seen the inside of church on North Second Street since the days when it was owned by Ashton Hawkins and Johnnie Moore and maintained as a concert venue and event space they called Mission Grange, the building was featured this week in the Times Union: "House of the Week: Swanky former church in Hudson." The item includes several photos of the interior, this one being one of them.
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| Photo: Tim Lee, Tim Lee Photography |
The article describes the building as a "former Romanesque-style Lutheran church known as The Abbey that sits in the heart of the historic and hipster-influenced city of Hudson." That's not exactly true. The church was a Catholic church not a Lutheran church. Built in 1933, designed by local architect Lucius Moore, it was called Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Up until 1990, it was one of three Catholic churches in Hudson and was familiarly known as the "Polish church"--St. Mary's being the "Irish church" and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel being the "Italian church." The picture below, taken from the roof of Bliss Towers, shows the church in 1974.
The church is currently for sale for $2.9 million. This is the second time the building has been for sale in recent years. In 2021, it was listed for sale with the asking price of $3,125,000. It was not sold at that time. According to tax records, the building has not changed ownership since 2016, when it was acquired for $755,000.COPYRIGHT 2023 CAROLE OSTERINK
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