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  1. RaChaCha

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    May 5th, 12:43

    Steel, not to worry: the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and their executive director (and architectural webmaster extraordinare) Chuck LaChiusa have got you covered. They recently undertook a very worthwhile project to digitize James Napora's exhaustively researched and indispensable reference on Buffalo churches titled "Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo, NY".

    The church in you article - which is indeed a stunning building - is mentioned in this link: http://www.landmark-niagara.org/how/2/2.6/first.html.

    These are great articles highlighting Buffalo's lesser-known gems.

  2. RaChaCha

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    May 5th, 11:59

    Steel, not to worry: the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and their executive director (and architectural webmaster extraordinare) Chuck LaChiusa have got you covered. They recently undertook a very worthwhile project to digitize James Napora's exhaustively researched and indispensable reference on Buffalo churches titled "Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo, NY".

    The church in you article - which is indeed a stunning building - is mentioned in this link: http://www.landmark-niagara.org/how/2/2.6/first.html.

    These are great articles highlighting Buffalo's lesser-known gems.

  3. STEEL

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    May 5th, 12:45

    So my guess was wrong. The building architect was Robert A Wallace. Thanks for the link RaChaCha.

  4. fredrico

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    May 5th, 15:18

    I was able to go in this church last summer when they had a Rummage Sale. I noted at that time how stunning the archetechural features of the church were and gave the people present credit in that they seemed to be trying to maintain the original features. They responded that they were trying to restore it one room at a time "as often as financial circumstances allowed".

  5. RaChaCha

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    May 5th, 16:15

    Fredrico, great note. If the church gets itself register listed - the preservation groups can assist with that - they can qualify for specific funding for rehab work under the "Sacred Sites" grant program. I'd think that if they do that, and apply, they'd rank high for funding not just due to the outstanding architecture of the church, but the fact that they're actively trying to be good stewards of the building.

  6. chris69

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    May 5th, 21:05

    I love that building also but it would have been nice to include some interior shots as well.

  7. fredrico

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    May 6th, 09:06

    Rachacha,

    I did mention to the people at the church that there are programs and grants ( I didn't know the names of the programs available) that they could apply for and they said that they would look into it.

  8. onestarmartin

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    May 5th, 09:34

    walk by this building daily, truly beautiful, could use a good cleaning and a different sign though!