| St. Mary Church | |
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| Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church of Lansing | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:First_Roman_Catholic_Church_and_Parson%27s_House_in_Lansing,_Michigan.jpg) The Saint Mary Church in Lansing, Michigan, in winter (ca. 1881) viewed from across the intersection of Madison and Chestnut Street. The parsonage can be seen just north of the church, at the far right of the photo, and a one-story addition is barely visible around the corner of the transept. | |
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| 42°44′33″N 84°33′33″W / 42.7424804°N 84.5590588°W | |
| Location | 807 North Chestnut Street Lansing, Michigan (former address)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English, German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Membership | 900 (ca. 1880)[2] |
| Weekly attendance | 850 (ca. 1880)[2] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | First Catholic Church of Lansing |
| Status | demolished |
| Founder(s) | Fr. Francis X. Krutil |
| Dedication | Saint Mary |
| Dedicated | February 19, 1865 |
| Consecrated | August 4, 1866 |
| Events | Cornerstone laid: September 8, 1859 Addition: 1873 Transept added: 1879 Spire added: 1880 |
| Past bishop(s) | Most Rev. Peter Paul Lefevere (during mission) |
| Associated people | First Trustees: John P. Miller Burn Kelly Martin Fitzpatrick John Muiney |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | parish church |
| Style | Romanesque revival, Gothic revival |
| Years built | 1856-1864 |
| Groundbreaking | 1856 |
| Completed | November 23, 1864 |
| Construction cost | $2,000 |
| Closed | January 1, 1904 |
| Demolished | 1905[3] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 425+ (after 1879)[2] |
| Length | 120 ft (37 m) |
| Nave length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Width | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Nave width | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Width across transepts | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Nave height | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Number of floors | 1 nave 2 transept wings 3 bell tower 1 cellar 2.5 rectory |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Tower height | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Materials | red brick |
| Bells | 3[3] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Parish | St. Mary Parish, Lansing (August 4, 1866) |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Louis Van den Driessche (Van Driss) (August 4, 1866-April 1891) Rev. Fr. Timothy F. Slattery (May 1891-November 1897)Note E Fr. Lafayette Isadore Brancheau (December 1897-January 1, 1905) (January 1, 1905-December 1913 at parish hall) (December 1913-November 1915 at St. Mary Cathedral) |
Saint Mary Church of Lansing was the first Catholic church built in Lansing, Michigan, as well as having the distinction of the first brick church edifice, brick parsonage and church bells in the city. It was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The church was dedicated in 1866 and served the parish until 1904. It was demolished in 1905 and eventually replaced by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1913.