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St. John the Baptist RC
Church - Table of Contents
Façade - St. John the Baptist
R. C. Church - 2002 Photos
60 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY
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Erected: |
1925-1927 |
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Architects: |
Oakley and Schallmo |
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Style |
Spanish Baroque Revival and Italian Gothic Revival |
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External Building Materials: |
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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
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