St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church

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St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Complex
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St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Complex, September 2013
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Location58-15 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, New York
Coordinates 40°42′07″N73°54′10″W / 40.70194°N 73.90278°W / 40.70194; -73.90278
Area1.42 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1909 (1909), 1910, 1926
ArchitectBerlenbach, F.J.
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 12000599 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 2012

St. Matthias Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens County, New York, in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

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Its historic buildings include the parish church, completed in 1926, an Italian Renaissance Revival style, brick, stone, and terra cotta church with a gable roof which features a three-stage bell tower at the projecting center bay and Corinthian order columns. Also on the property are the contributing four-story rectory (1910), school (1909, 1913, 1950), and convent (1914). [2] : 3, 8, 10–12  The entire complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

History

Charles Edward McDonnell, Bishop of Brooklyn, created the parish on May 2, 1908, appointing Rev. Nicholas M. Wagner as first pastor. [3] In September, Wagner negotiated the purchase of 20 lots on Elm Avenue (now Catalpa Avenue), and construction of the original church was underway by March, a building now used by the parochial school.

After World War I, fundraising and construction for a larger structure began, with the basement church completed in 1919. The cornerstone of the current church was laid October 5, 1924, and the building was completed in 1926. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-14.
  2. ↑ Anthony Robbins (April 2012). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Complex. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. 1 2 "Parish History", St. Matthias website, St. Matthias Church, retrieved 2022-01-05


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