Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex Explained

Building Name:	Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex
Image Upright:	1.27
Location:	50-52 Cornell Street (church) 46 Cornell Street (convent, now parish center) 42-44 Cornell Street (school) 73 Reid Street (rectory) Amsterdam
Geo:	42.9442°N -74.1828°W
State:	New York
Religious Affiliation:	Roman Catholic
District:	Diocese of Albany
Status:	Church
Leadership:	Pastor: Fr. O. Robert DeMartinis
Architecture Style:	Late Gothic Revival (church) Georgian (rectory)
Facade Direction:	Northwest
Year Completed:	1897 (church), 1906 (school),
Architect:	Edward W. Loth (church) C. B Machold (school)
Materials:	Brick
Nrhp:	yes
Added:	April 29, 1999
Refnum:	99000505

Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic Roman Catholic church complex at 42, 46, 50 Cornell Street, and 73 Reid Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. The complex consists of four contributing buildings:

St. Stanislaus Church - 50-52 Cornell St., established 1894, built 1897, designed by Edward W. Loth, enlarged 1912;^[1]
St. Stanislaus School - 42-44 Cornell St., founded 1897, built 1905–1906, designed by C. B. Machold, closed 2011;^[2]
Felician Sisters convent - 46 Cornell Street, built 1934, now the Saint John Paul II Parish Center; and
rectory - 73 Reid Street, built 1940–41, Georgian style.

The church is a T-shaped brick building on a foundation of cut limestone. A transept was added in 1912. It features an engaged bell tower with pyramidal roof and finials.^[3]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

External links

St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church of Amsterdam, NY U.S.A.

Notes and References

http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/parish_pdf/ALB/alb-10.3.pdf "The St. Stanislaud Story, Amsterdam, NY"
Purcell, John (June 9, 2019) "St. Stanislaus parish marks 125 years in Amsterdam" The Recorder
Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex. March 1999. 2009-10-31 . Raymond W. Smith. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 11 photos.