St. Joseph University Church -
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Exterior
- St. Joseph RC Church / St. Joseph
University Church
3269 Main St., Buffalo, NY
St. Joseph University Parish - Official Website
| Built: |
1924-1926 |
| Architect: |
Bley & Lyman |
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Cost:
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$375,000 |
| Style: |
Gothic |
| Stained glass windows: |
Franz
Xavier Zettler of Munich? |
| Murals artist: |
George
Raggi of Milwaukee |
August 2019 Photos
Facade
(west elevation) Facade ... The church was dedicated by Bishop Turner on December 12, 1926.  125 ft. tall copper coated steeple ... Top finial and crockets ... Louvered belfry ... Note statue in niche, detailed below:  St. Paul ... There is a second saint in the paired niche on the right side of the facade, detailed below:   Two finials ... Crockets ... Trefoil  Facade ... Rose window ... Gothic pointed arch with hoodmold ... Tracery: flame tracery and center multifoil ... Mouchette wheel in the spandrels  Facade ... Flame tracery and center multifoil  Facade ... Fleur-de-lis ... Acanthus leaf ... Trefoil  Facade ... Dogtooth ornament ... Mouchette wheel  Facade ... Angel  Facade ... Flanking pinnacles with crockets ... Quatrefoils and trefoils ... Blind arcade  Facade ... Quatrefoils  Facade  Facade  Facade ... Gothic pointed arch with hoodmold ... St. Joseph  Facade ... Handles detailed below:  Facade ... Quatrefoils  Facade  Facade ... Cornerstone  Facade ... Pinnacle with crockets |
North
elevation North elevation ... Transept ... Nave stained glass windows ... Tower with steeple  North elevation ... Transept Note finials on top of transept bay and at the top of the transept window, both detailed below:  North elevation ... Finial  North elevation ... Indiana limestone trim ... Finial  North elevation ... Plymouth granite  North elevation ... Transept window: Quatrefoil and trefoil tracery  North elevation ... "Communion" window ... White lines are came  North elevation ... Nave stained glass windows  North elevation ... Tower and steeple |
East
elevation East elevation ... Apse  East elevation ... Slate |