St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex (Amherst, New York)

Last updated

St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex
St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex Apr 10.JPG
St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex, April 2010
USA New York location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex (Amherst, New York)
Interactive map showing the location for St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex
Nearest city Amherst, New York
Coordinates 42°58′19″N78°44′52″W / 42.97194°N 78.74778°W / 42.97194; -78.74778
Built1928
ArchitectDietel and Wade
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 02001046 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2002

St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex is a historic Roman Catholic convent located in the Town of Amherst in Erie County, New York. It was designed in 1928 by Dietel and Wade, who also designed Buffalo City Hall, as an expansion of the Amherst headquarters of the Sisters of St. Francis. It served the sisters until 1998, when the property was transferred to the State of New York and Town of Amherst for public park use. [2] In 2004, the structure opened as a senior housing facility. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheektowaga (town), New York</span> Town in New York, United States

Cheektowaga is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town has grown to a population of 89,877. The town is in the north-central part of the county, and is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. The town is the second-largest suburb of Buffalo, after the Town of Amherst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Camp Sagamore</span> United States historic place

Great Camp Sagamore is one of several historic Great Camps located in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State.

Amherst State Park is an 80-acre (0.32 km2) park in Erie County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of Buffalo, partially in the Village of Williamsville with the balance located in the Town of Amherst. The park is managed by the Town of Amherst under an agreement with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex</span> Historic church in Vermont, United States

St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex is a Roman Catholic religious and educational complex on Convent and Meadow Streets in Rutland, Vermont. The complex includes a church, rectory, two schools, a convent, and an elderly housing building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The church is an architecturally significant work of architect Patrick C. Keely.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament</span>

The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (SBS) are a Catholic order of religious sisters in the United States. They were founded in 1891 by Katharine Drexel as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and People of Color.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Rose of Viterbo Convent</span> Historic church in Wisconsin, United States

St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nazareth Convent and Academy</span> United States historic place

The Nazareth Convent and Academy in Concordia, Kansas is the official Motherhouse and Home for the 160 Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia. It was built in 1903 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The beautiful Lourdes-Park, restored in 1990, offers a place for walking and enjoying nature and the large stained glass window is known as "the beacon light of Concordia" as it looks over the community from the convent.

St. Mary of the Angels may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard</span> United States historic place

Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard is a suburban residential subdivision entranceway built in 1918. It is on Main Street in the hamlet of Snyder, New York, in the town of Amherst within Erie County. The entranceway is a marker that represents the American suburbanization of rural areas, suburbanization that occurred through transportation-related land development on the edges of urban areas. It consists of a variety of half-height wall formations, featuring a semicircular wall on the Roycroft Boulevard median's intersection with Main Street. The entranceway was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex</span> United States historic place

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It was constructed in 1927, and is a three-part Gothic Revival building that was built for the Felician Sisters of St. Francis to house a boarding and day high school, public and private chapels and the Motherhouse/Novitiate. The school, known as Villa Maria Academy, closed in 2006. The school property was repurposed as affordable housing for seniors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex</span> United States historic place

Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex, is a historic convent complex and national historic district at 555 Albany Avenue in North Amityville, Suffolk County, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Church (Newport, Rhode Island)</span> Historic church in Rhode Island, United States

St. Mary's Church, officially the Church of the Holy Name of Mary, Our Lady of the Isle, is a historic Catholic parish church complex at 14 William Street, the corner of Spring Street and Memorial Boulevard, in Newport, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence. It is the church of the oldest Catholic parish in the state. The church is also notable for hosting the wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator, later President, John F. Kennedy in 1953.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Elizabeth's Convent</span> Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

St. Elizabeth's Convent was a historic Roman Catholic convent located at 1663 Bristol Pike in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From 1892 to 2017 it served as the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, founded by St. Katharine Drexel as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Catholic Church (Guttenberg, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

St. Mary's Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The church is located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Mary's Catholic Church Historic District. In addition to the church, the historic district includes the parish rectory, convent, and school building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mapleton (White Plains, New York)</span> Historic house in New York, United States

Mapleton, also known as St. Joseph House, is a historic building located at White Plains, Westchester County, New York. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach</span> United States historic place

Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach is a historic park and public beach located on Long Island Sound at Rye City, Westchester County, New York. It is located next to the separately listed Playland Amusement Park. It was designed in 1909 by architects Upjohn & Conable and landscape architects Brinley & Holbrook. There are six historically significant buildings and structures; they are the Mission Revival style Bathing Complex. This includes the Bathing Pavilion and two shelters, a restaurant (1910), the Spring House, and the Women's Bath House (1925).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monastery Immaculate Conception</span> Historic district in Indiana, United States

The Monastery Immaculate Conception is a monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. It is home to one of the largest communities of Benedictine women in the United States. It is located approximately fifteen minutes from St. Meinrad Archabbey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon</span> United States historic place

St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon, also known as the Motherhouse for the Congregation of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Most Precious Blood, is a historic convent, school, and national historic district located at O'Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. The main building is the three-story, Gothic Revival style motherhouse. Its original section was built in 1874, with a series of interconnected wings dating from 1874 through 1997 making for a complex, irregular plan building. The building includes the convent, two chapels, academy, novitiate, dining room, kitchen, gym, and infirmary. A part of the building houses the O'Fallon City Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel</span> United States historic place

The Monastery of Saint Gertrude is a Benedictine nunnery near Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho. Founded by three Benedictine nuns from St. Andrew's Abbey, Sarnen, Switzerland who immigrated in 1882, it was designated the motherhouse for the community in 1909. Its main building and chapel were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel in 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Academy Historic District (Monroe, Michigan)</span> United States historic place

The St. Mary's Academy Historic District is a religious building complex located at 610 W. Elm Avenue in Monroe, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

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)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying 12 photographs
  3. St. Mary's Commons, Williamsville, NY, CRS Companies website

Commons-logo.svg Media related to St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse at Wikimedia Commons