Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Coordinates: 41°30′32″N 81°35′56″W / 41.50889°N 81.59889°W / 41.50889; -81.59889
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Holy Rosary Church
Western side and front
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio) is located in Cleveland
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio) is located in the United States
Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
Location12021 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′32″N 81°35′56″W / 41.50889°N 81.59889°W / 41.50889; -81.59889
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleBaroque Revival
NRHP reference No.76001397[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1976

Holy Rosary Catholic Church is a historic

Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio
, United States. Founded in the early 1890s, the parish completed the present Baroque-styled church shortly before 1910; the building has been named a historic site.

History

By the early 1890s, a strong Italian immigrant community had been formed along Mayfield Road on the eastern edge of Cleveland, and priests from the nearby community of

consecration.[2]

Architecture, construction and design

Many of Holy Rosary's earliest members were stone cutters,[2] but their church does not reflect their craft: its walls are brick. The foundation is stone, and copper and stone are used for various external details.[1] At the center of the facade, flights of stairs provide access to the double doors at the main entrance, above which two large arched windows are placed. The bays on the sides of the facade include large arched areas filled primarily with brick; only small arched windows and oculi penetrate these walls. Two belt courses, the lower more prominent than the upper, appear near the top of the facade; one is interrupted by the large arch windows above the entrance, while the other sits immediately above them. Numerous statues stand atop the facade at its significant points, while the building's eastern corner is topped by a domed cupola.[3]

Status on National Register of Historic Places

In 1976, Holy Rosary Church was listed on the

St. Elizabeth's (Hungarian), St. Michael's (German), St. Stanislaus' (Polish), and St. Stephen's (German).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 234.
  3. Ohio Historical Society
    , 2007. Accessed 2010-02-16.

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