Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, also known as Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church is a historic church complex and national historic district located in the Lovejoy neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The complex was built between 1912 and 1965 and consists of the yellow brick Byzantine Revival style, roughly 2-story church (designed in 1932 by architect Joseph E. Fronczak), a 1-story parish hall (designed in 1964 by Robert Zinter), a 2-story frame house that serves as a rectory (c. 1912), and a frame garage (c. 1912). The church has a cross-in-square type plan, and the front facade features two 3-story towers. It is the oldest Orthodox church in Buffalo and oldest in use in the Orthodox Diocese of New York and New Jersey.[2]
Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church | |
 Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, November 2015 | |
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| Location | 40 Benzinger St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°53′10″N 78°48′25″W / 42.88611°N 78.80694°W |
| Area | 0.76 acres (0.31 ha) |
| Built | c. 1912, 1932; 1933; 1948; 1964-1965 |
| Architect | Joseph E. Fronczak (church arch.); Robert Zinter (parish hall); Nicholas Zadorozhny (muralist) |
| Architectural style | Byzantine Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000513[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 10, 2015 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/10/15 through 8/14/15. National Park Service. August 21, 2015.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski (April 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
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