Tag: Black Nuns

  • Black Nuns

    Black Nuns

    The West 124th Street home of The Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, one of three orders of mostly black nuns in the country, still partly remains – despite partial demolition. The Handmaids are now over 100 years old, and had occupied this partly demolished site since 1944 before selling it 5 years…