Our Lady Help Of Christians Chapel (Cheektowaga, New York)
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Further reading
Atwell, Glenn R. and Batt, Ronald E. (1979). The Chapel: A Comprehensive History of the Chapel and Pilgrimage of Our Lady Help of Christians, Cheektowaga, New York and of the Alsatian Immigrant Community at Williamsville, New York. Buffalo, NY, The Holling Press, Inc.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. 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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