Saint Michael's Church (Rochester, New York)

Saint Michael's Church

43°10′28″N 77°36′47″W / 43.174439°N 77.613142°W / 43.174439; -77.613142
Location	869 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, New York
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	St. Michael's Church
History
Dedicated	1892 (new church)
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	"Active"
Architect(s)	O. Knebel
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1890
Construction cost	US$150,000
Specifications
Capacity	1100
Length	177 feet (53.9 m)
Width	92 feet (28.0 m)
Height	246 feet (75.0 m)
Materials	Medina sandstone

Saint Michael's of Rochester Roman Catholic church located in Rochester, New York. Standing at 246 feet (75 m), it is the 10th tallest building in Rochester.^[1]

History

It is a Gothic-style stone church in the form of a Latin cross, 177 feet (54 m) long and 92 feet (28 m) feet wide. Plans and designs for the church began in 1887, and in 1890 it was finished and dedicated. The Lockport sandstone and Medina brownstone were hauled by barge down the Erie Canal. The building was designed to seat 1,100 parishioners.^[2] The organ was built by J. W. Steere & Son Organ Company of Springfield, Mass and has 2,169 pipes. The church bells were manufactured by the Meneely and Kimberly foundry, and by the McShane Bell Foundry.

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Records
Preceded by Powers Building	Tallest building in Rochester, NY 246 feet (75 m) 1890-1914	Succeeded by Kodak Tower

Diocese of Rochester

Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard John McQuaid Thomas Francis Hickey John Francis O'Hern Edward Mooney James E. Kearney Fulton J. Sheen Joseph Lloyd Hogan Matthew H. Clark Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor Bishop Thomas Francis Hickey Auxiliary Bishops Lawrence B. Casey John Edgar McCafferty Dennis Walter Hickey

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester Parishes Immaculate Conception Church, Rochester Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Bloomfield Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, Rochester St. Mary's Church, Rochester Saint Michael's Church, Rochester St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex, Lima Former parishes Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex, Greece St. Joseph's Church and Rectory, Rochester

Education	Seminary St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Pittsford Former seminary Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester High schools Aquinas Institute, Rochester Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit McQuaid Jesuit High School, Brighton Notre Dame High School, Elmira Our Lady of Mercy High School, Brighton Former high schools Cardinal Mooney High School, Greece DeSales High School, Geneva Nazareth Academy, Rochester

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