St. Patrick's - Elmira, NY - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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"Early in 1869 Rev. S. V. Ryan the Bishop of Buffalo appointed Rev. Patrick Hopkins who was then assistant at St. Peter and Paul’s to take charge of and build up the new parish of St. Patrick. The church lot was purchased Dec 30, 1869 for $4,000, most of it debt. But on July 12, 1870 a grand picnic was held at Hoffman’s Grove which netted $1,600 which allowed a temporary location to open for services May 1, 1870. Fr. Bloomer, pastor at the time took rooms at the Delevan House, a hotel near the church until April 1872. The Fourth St property was purchased April 17, 1872. The corner stone of the new church was laid June 30, 1872. The walls of the church were well up when the cold weather set in and nothing more was done until the following April.The masons resumed work on April 9, 1873. The panic struck the parish a severe blow for it killed the rolling Mill Industry, which was the back-bone of local support. The church was roofed in and all paid for to this time. However the Mills shut down and there was a complete collapse of industry with not enough to finish the church building. In 1884 Fr. Bloomer purchased property for a school and convent. The school was built in 1893. In 1899 the parochial residence at Park Place and Fourth St was obtained."

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 06/30/1872 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: 604 Park Place Elmira, NY USA 14901 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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