St. John the Baptist Church

Interior - St. John the Baptist RC Church - 2002 Photos
60 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Nave Chancel (sanctuary) Chapels

Chancel (sanctuary)

Main altar

Baptismal font

Wood ceiling Tie beams

Two chapels

Note quatrefoils on lanterns

Tile floor

Terra cotta station of the cross

Nave entrance/rear wall Looking towards narthex: nave and clerestory

Rose window in Italian Gothic style

Nave entrance/rear wall Behind is the narthex

Nave and side aisle with brick Romanesque arches
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Text sources:

"Buffalo Architecture: A Guide," by Francis R. Kowsky, et. al. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1981

"Designated Landmarks of the Niagara Frontier," by Austin M. Fox. Buffalo: Meyer Enterprises, P.O. Box 733, Ellicott Station, Buffalo, New York 14205. 1986. OUT OF PRINT.)

See also:

St. Casimer's RC Church Has similar terra cotta ornamentation. Also designed by Chester Oakley.

San Xavier Del Bac Mission Spanish Baroque (Churrigueresque) style of architecture. Another photo