St. Mary's Church (Rochester, New York)

	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The church building (the rectory is hidden behind)
Location	15 St. Mary's Pl.,; Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′12″N 77°36′23″W / 43.15333°N 77.60639°W
Built	1855
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival
MPS	Inner Loop MRA
NRHP reference No.	92000154
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1992

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory are located in downtown Rochester, New York.

St. Mary's Parish was created in 1834 as Rochester's second Roman Catholic parish, after St. Patrick's Parish.^[1]

Description

The cornerstone of the church was blessed 18 September 1853 by Bishop of Buffalo John Timon (the Diocese of Rochester was not formed until 1868). The building was dedicated, with Timon presiding, on 24 October 1858. The architect of the church is unknown, but design influences of Richard Upjohn and other church architects are apparent.^[1] It was where celebrated actress and ballerina Giuseppina Morlacchi and cowboy scout and actor Texas Jack Omohundro were married on August 31, 1873.

A brick rectory was built in 1905, replacing an earlier rectory.^[1]

A spire and belfry, designed by Richard B. Arnold, were added in 1939-1940,^[1] and a 10-note Deagan tower chime was installed in time to be played for Christmas 1939. The north tower may have been intended to have a spire originally, but financial difficulties may have precluded adding it earlier. The original cross atop the spire was felled in 2017 by a windstorm, its copper cladding having long since turned green with corrosion; it was replaced with a new gilded cross in June 2018.^[3]

The church and rectory were added to the National Register of Historic Places on 12 March 1992.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kathleen LaFrank (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-15. See also: "Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 and 1990". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Andreatta, David (6 June 2018). "St. Mary Church bears a new cross". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. pp. 3A, 8A. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[nrhpinv_ny-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kathleen LaFrank (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-15. See also: "Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 and 1990". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[Andreatta-3] Andreatta, David (6 June 2018). "St. Mary Church bears a new cross". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. pp. 3A, 8A. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

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