Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel (Cheektowaga, New York)

Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians
Location 4125 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates 42°55′34″N 78°45′14″W / 42.92611°N 78.75389°W / 42.92611; -78.75389Coordinates: 42°55′34″N 78°45′14″W / 42.92611°N 78.75389°W / 42.92611; -78.75389
Built 1853
Architect Batt, Joseph; Foit & Baschnagel
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

78001851

[1]
Added to NRHP December 14, 1978

Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians, also known as the Maria Hilf Chapel, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is part of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Description

The Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians was constructed in 1853, in the Greek Revival style, as a religious center for the rural Alsatian community and pilgrimage site for urban Alsatian, German, Polish, and Italian immigrants to Our Lady Help of Christians. The interior features a barrel vault ceiling, wooden church mobiliary, frescos, paintings, and other features that reflect an Alsatian village church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Ronald E. Batt, Claire L. Ross (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying eight photographs


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