Holy Angels Church (Buffalo, NY)
- Address: 348 Porter Ave
- Vicinity: West Ave
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1852/00/00 | Missionaries from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate aquire two abandoned buildings (formerly the county poorhouse and insane asylum) and convert them into a college and chapel. | |||||
1856/00/00 | Designed in the French Romanesque Revival style, construction begins on the Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church. | |||||
1859/00/00 | Bishop Timon dedicates Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church. | |||||
1874/00/00 | Work begins on the transept, sanctuary and choir at Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church creating the building's modern appearance a year later. | |||||
1898/00/00 | Marble side altars, a marble mosaic floor in the sanctuary, and hand-carved Stations of the Cross are added to Holy Angels. | |||||
1901/07/00 | Tiffany Studios | Artisan | Two Tiffany stained glass windows, currently installed by the main altar in Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, are exhibited at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. | 1901 Pan-American Exposition | ||
1903/09/00 | F Scott Fitzgerald | Education | Scott enters school at the Holy Angels Convent at the corner of Porter and West Avenues under the arrangement that he needs to go half a day but is allowed to choose which half. |
Particulars for Holy Angels Church (Buffalo, NY): | |
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Sight Category | Building |
Building Type | Church |
Historic Use | Church Related Residence |
Cultural Attribute | Nun |
Area of Significance | Religion |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Religion, Cultural Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Building Attribute | Stained Glass |
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