St. Francis de
Sales RC Church - Table of Contents
St.
Francis de Sales RC Church - Exterior Photos
407 Northland Ave at Humboldt Pky, Buffalo, NY
The
church was closed by the Roman
Catholic Diocese in 1993
Erected: |
1926-27 See also: Highlights of Buffalo's History, 1927 |
Architects: |
Dietel & Wade |
Style of architecture: |
(Italian) Romanesque Revival |
Building material: |
Indiana limestone |
Status: |
Buffalo landmark |
Cornerstone. Monochromatic Indiana limestone exterior |
View from the east. Humboldt Expressway in foreground |
Bell tower |
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Note bell |
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Rose window and buttress |
Detail |
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Geometric medieval moldings carved on capitals |
Deeply recessed window with compound arch |
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View from the south: left and rear sides of church |
South side: diaper patterns in windows |
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North side: buttresses |
North side: Rinceau |
North side buttresses |
This is an Italian Romanesque Revival Church suggestive of churches In Ravenna, Italy. Its campanile, plain exterior wall surfaces, small frontal window, and squarish basilica configuration, all suggest Ravenna.
The church is made of Indiana limestone and its 140-foot tower is easily visible from the Kensington Expressway.
The interior boasts a colorful barrel-vaulted nave, and the aisle and transept windows beautifully illustrate the history of the church through its saints, and the rose window in the north transept contains an impressive portrait of Christ.
As of May 2002, several windows were broken.