St. John the Baptist RC Church - Table of Contents

Façade - St. John the Baptist R. C. Church - 2002 Photos
60 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Erected:

1925-1927

Architects:

Oakley and Schallmo

Style

Spanish Baroque Revival and Italian Gothic Revival

External Building Materials:

Status:

Buffalo Landmark




Hertel (facade) and East Sts.




Gothic style rose window                     Cross  finial




Colored, glazed terra cotta panel                         Saw tooth bricks   




Rose window         See detail below:



Colored, glazed
terra cotta rose window surround: rosettes, egg-and-dart



Spanish Baroque Revival doorway.            Dual finials            Broken pediment             Frieze          Baroque twisted columns




Colored, glazed
terra cotta                         Note skull                     Acanthus leaves



Colored, glazed terra cotta                   Double-headed Byzantine eagle                  Coat of arms                 Dual Roman smooth shaft columns                 Festoon with ribbons








Terra cotta Baroque twisted column                       Frieze



Terra cotta Baroque twisted column              Corinthian style capital with only one row of acanthus laves




Main entrance wooden paneled door




Main entrance
terra cotta-covered barrel ceiling












Window:

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Photos and their arrangement © 2002 Chuck LaChiusa
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