St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York)

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Saint Paul's Cathedral
File:StPaulsCathedralBuffalo1.jpg
Location 139 Pearl Street, Buffalo, New York
Country  United States
Denomination Episcopal
Website St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
History
Founded 10 February 1817
Founder(s) Samuel Johnston
Dedicated 22 October 1851
Consecrated 22 October 1851
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status "Active"
Completed May 1873
Construction cost US$160 thousand
Specifications
Height 274 feet (83.5 m)
Materials Medina sandstone
St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo)
StPaulsCathedralBuffalo c1890 HABS cropped.jpg
St. Paul's Cathedral, ca. 1890
St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York) is located in New York
St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York)
Location Buffalo, NY
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Built 1849–1851
Architect Richard Upjohn; Robert W. Gibson
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 73002298
87002600 (increase)[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 1, 1973[1]
December 23, 1987 (increase)[1]
Designated NHL December 23, 1987 [2]

St. Paul's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York and a landmark of downtown Buffalo, New York. The church sits on a triangular lot bounded by Church St., Pearl St., Erie St., and Main St.

History

In 1848, vestrymen of St. Paul's in Buffalo formed a building committee to erect a new stone church. Being familiar with architect Richard Upjohn’s work through his recently completed Trinity Church in New York City, they desired no other architect for the job, and immediately engaged Upjohn for the commission.[3]

Major structural events:;[4][5][6][7]

  • 1849: construction started.
  • 1851: the cathedral was dedicated/consecrated.
  • 1870: the spires on top of the two towers were finished.
  • 1888: a fire caused by a natural gas explosion nearly destroyed the building.
  • 1890: the church reopened after undergoing a renovation overseen by Robert W. Gibson.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in 1973. In 1987, the NRHP listing was revised as "St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo)" [8] and the property was further declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark.[2][9]

Gallery

  • StPaulsCathedralBuffalo2.jpg

    Exterior of church, 1965

  • StPaulsCathedralBuffaloinside.jpg

    Interior of church, 1965

  • St Pauls Cathedral Buffalo NY Jun 09.jpg

    Exterior of church, 2009

References

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  8. ↑ A new NRHP reference number was issued. The purpose of revision is not specifically known in this case, but NRHP listings are often revised to reflect boundary changes.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying 2 photos, from 1965 PDF (368 KB)

External links

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