Corpus Christi (Church) | |
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Location | 199 Clark Street, Buffalo, New York |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Corpus Christi Church |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1898 |
Founder(s) | Hyacinth Fudzinski |
Dedicated | 1907 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | "Active" |
Completed | June 13, 1909 (church) |
Construction cost | US$200 thousand |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,650 |
Length | 170 feet (51.8 m) |
Width | 90 feet (27.4 m) |
Materials | Onondaga limestone faced with Medina sandstone |
Corpus Christi R.C. Church Complex | |
Location | 199 Clark St., Buffalo, New York |
Coordinates | 42°53′29″N 78°50′10″W / 42.89139°N 78.83611°W |
Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Schmill and Gould |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 07000630[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 27, 2007 |
The Corpus Christi R.C. Church Complex is a series of several buildings located on Buffalo's historic East Side within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. The complex contains the Kolbe Center, Sears Street Hall, Rectory, Convent and the huge sandstone church that towers over the neighborhood. The complex school was closed in 1982 and has been razed.