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

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Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians
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Location4125 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates 42°55′34″N78°45′14″W / 42.92611°N 78.75389°W / 42.92611; -78.75389 Coordinates: 42°55′34″N78°45′14″W / 42.92611°N 78.75389°W / 42.92611; -78.75389
Built1853
ArchitectBatt, Joseph; Foit & Baschnagel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 78001851 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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.

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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]

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "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