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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Historic Name

St. Casimir Roman Catholic Ch.

Address

629 Hess Ave.

Municipality

City of Erie

Tax Parcel

14010043010001

Historic District

 

Classification

Class 2 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

803466

Historic Function

Religion - religious structure

Style

Gothic Revival Towers

Built

1915

Architect

 

Builder

 

Barn Type on property

 

Last Entry Update

8/2/2016


HISTORY

St. Casmir, a Polish Catholic church, was built in 1915 on the corner of Hess Avenue and Atkins Street. Polish emigrants had been settling in Erie’s lower Eastside, and wished to organize their own parish. Over 150 families and various church organizations raised money for the construction of the church. In the Spring of 1915, Liebel-Binney Construction Company began work on the Victorian style church. St. Casimir’s was officially dedicated in 1916 by Rt. Rev. John E. Fitzmaurice, who was acting Bishop at the time. Two years later, a school was formed in the basement of the church, and a separate school building was built on a neighboring lot in 1948. The school was officially closed in 1982, but the church remained open.

In 1990, St. Casimir’s and neighboring congregations, St. Ann’s and Holy Family, united under the direction of one pastor to form Our Mother of Sorrows Parish. The three parishes are still open to the public, run separate church services, and have their own rectories. In 2016, St. Casimir’s community is now comprised of 150 members, and holds Saturday and Sunday mass.

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