St Vincent dePaul Church - Akron, Ohio
N 41° 05.276 W 081° 31.400
17T E 456045 N 4548650
St Vincent dePaul Church, 164 W Market St, Akron, Ohio had its cornerstone laid on March 17, 1864. The first Mass was celebrated on October 20, 1867.
Waymark Code: WM90K1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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St Vincent is Akron’s first Roman Catholic parish, founded in 1837. Construction of the present building began during the Civil War, but was halted for a year in 1865.
From the St Vincent Parish website: "The earliest records show St. Vincent as a mission visited by Father Basil A. Shorb, Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Chippewa / Doylestown, in 1837. St. Vincent Parish is ten years older than the Diocese of Cleveland. Prior to 1847, the parish was in the Diocese of Cincinnati.
"Early parishioners celebrated Mass in their log homes when the priest came to town. The first permanent church was a frame structure built in 1844 with timbers cut and hauled by members of the parish on land donated by the father of a Judge Edwin O. Green, from which Green Street takes its name. The original church building was opposite Wood Street, near to the present Green Street Stadium.
"Under the pastoral leadership of Father Matthew A. Scanlon, ground was broken for the present church structure on February 18, 1864. On March 17, 1864, the cornerstone was laid - thus a connection with St. Patrick, as a special patron, from the beginning.
"Construction was suspended during 1865, possibly due to the shortage of materials and/or manpower that may have been the result of the Civil War. Construction resumed in 1866 and was completed in time for the first Mass to be celebrated on October 20, 1867."
The building is designed using a Basilican plan. It has a raised round arch entry in a square, three-story tower. The corner buttresses have patron saints in hooded niches. Above the entry is a filled round arch and above that, a clock. It has an opened arched belfry. The narthex projects onto the terrace. Round-arched stained glass windows, with agrafes above, are between buttresses on the sides of building. Stepped corner buttresses have pinnacles.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 03/14/1864
Age of Church building determined by?: Church website
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
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Street address of Church:
164 W Market St
Akron, Ohio USA
44303-2395
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
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Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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