Church / Assembly House 150 - Table of Contents

2015 photos

Sanctuary
Immaculate Conception RC Church / Assembly House 150

146 Edward Street, Buffalo, New York

In Allentown Preservation District




Sanctuary ... Altar removed before artist Dennis Maher bought the abandoned church ... A Maher sculpture, pictured below, replaces the altar.



Altar sculpture by Dennis Maher ... Four details below:





Altar sculpture - Detail # 1: left section




Altar sculpture - Detail #2: center: doll house shell




Altar sculpture - Detail #3:  right section: cross-like shapes




Altar sculpture - Detail # 4: bottom




Broken pieces from the walls are displayed like excavated pieces from an archaeological dig ... Example below:




Cloth reinforced plaster column capital





Arcaded arches supported by columns ... Above and two lower arches at right are blind arcades ... Upper center section detailed below:




Wooden lath-and-plaster beneath painted plaster ...
Owner Dennis Maher intentionally leaves this lathing uncovered to reveal the structural details of the building





Clearstory Stained Glass Windows

Unknown studio



Clearstory stained glass windows  ... Each window is illustrated below, from left to right


Clearstory stained glass windows:
Far left window ... Two details below:





Far left window - Detail # 1 - Cross bottony at top




Far left window - Detail # 2 ... Hand painted medallions of saints ... Opalescent stained glass surrounding modillions




Window #2




Window #3 detail





Window #4 medallions




Window #5 ... Mary ... Jesus wearing crown of thorns under the halo




Window #6 ... Two of the Four Evangelists(?) ... Beardless John the Evangelist(?) at right




Window #7





Window #8





Window #9 ... Far right window





Photos and their arrangement © 2015 Chuck LaChiusa
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