St. Francis deSales Church (Geneva, New York)
The St. Francis deSales Church in Geneva, New York was established in 1832.[2]
St. Francis de Sales Parish Complex | |
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Location | Geneva, New York |
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Coordinates | 42.873265°N 76.979756°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 15000514[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 10, 2015 |
Its principal church was built in 1864. Its complex built over 10 years beginning in 1864 reflects the rapid growth of the city's Catholic population.
A historic district of four buildings was nominated in 2015 for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Francis de Sales Parish Complex in 2015.[1] The listing includes 94, 110, 130 & 140 Exchange St. in Geneva. These are the church, a rectory/church office, a former school, and a convent/office building.[4]
According to its National Register nomination, the
church is a large Gothic Revival building with some Romanesque details (rounded corbeling and rounded windows) and a large four stage steeple with a tall spire at the southeast end. The rectory is a two and one-half story brick Second Empire building built ca. 1868 with a mansard roof that was expanded in 1890. The school was also expanded; it was originally built in 1874 in the Italianate style and significantly enlarged in 1909, retaining the same detailing but removing a central bell tower. The convent to the school's north is a two and one-half story brick building built in 1874. It retains some Italianate features, but in 1910, a new roof, decorative features, entrance and a substantial rear expansion gave it the form and feeling of a Colonial Revival style building.[4]
Since 2007, the church has been part of merged larger parish, the Our Lady of Peace parish, with two churches, the St. Francis de Sales and the St. Stephen Church at 48 Pulteney Street in Geneva.[5][6]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places 2015 Weekly lists" (PDF). National Park Service.
- John Marks (November 21, 2021). "Looking Back: Geneva cemetery holds interesting stories". Finger Lakes Times.
- David L. Shaw (June 15, 2015). "St. Francis complex nominated for State, National Register of Historic Places". Finger Lakes Times.
- Daniel Long; Virginia L. Bartos (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Francis de Sales Parish (DRAFT)". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.694.8442.
- "Our Lady of Peace, Geneva, New York". Our Lady of Peace, Geneva, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- "Our Lady of Peace, Geneva, New York: History". Our Lady of Peace, Geneva, New York.
External links
- Our Lady of Peace, Geneva, New York, official site