Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Rectory and School
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1904
Rectory is red brick building on left, part of the school is on the right
Rectory
Rectory demolished, 7/2/2014
School, demolished 7/17/2014
St. Paul Mall, demolished
New roof, May 2018
Photo credit: David Torke, FixBuffalo; Buffalo Rising; George Apfel; Christine Slocum
Location
1091 and 1115 Main Street and Saint Paul Mall (the former Saint Paul Street), Buffalo
A building complex originally consisting of
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church (existing)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Rectory and School (school demolished 7/17/2014, rectory demolished 7/2/2014)
- Saint Paul Mall (demolished).
Go to the three pages above for details.
Owner
9274 Group Inc., Ellicott Development. See below for Ellicott Development property listing.
Physical Description
Medina sandstone Roman Catholic church, two story brick rectory and three story brick school.
Current Condition
- July 2, 2014 - Rectory demolished.
- July 17, 2014 - School demolished.
- May 2016 - Saint Paul Mall, demolition complete.
- Church remains abandoned, vacant, boarded.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- Christina Lincoln, PBN, 7/2/2014: Just got off the phone with Tom Fox from Ellicott Development: "We have received some questions from concerned residents about the fate of Our Lady of Lourdes on Main Street at Old Best. The rectory and the school will be demolished at some point in the next couple of weeks. The church will be incorporated as part of a larger mixed use development."
Links
- George Apfel's parish history page
- Buffalo Rising, September 2010 - Maddening Demo on Main Street
- Buffalo Rising, May 2014 - Our Lady of Lourdes Project Requires Rectory and School Demo
- Buffalo Rising, July 2014 - Down They Go: Two Lourdes Buildings Being Demolished
Ellicott Development
Carl and William Paladino's company, Ellicott Development, or corporations it controls: (Ellicott Group LLC, Pearl Group LLC, Huron Group Inc, Tupper Group Inc, Deltup LLC, Del-Al LLC, 84 Group, 1238 Group, 1239 Group, 4858 Group, 5277 Group, 9274 Group, etc.), owns these buildings or parcels of preservation concern (not a complete list):
Saint Paul Mall, 61 Edna Place, Crosby Building, 514 South Park Avenue, 619 West Delavan Avenue, 621 West Delavan Avenue, 878 Elmwood Avenue, 1050 Niagara Street, 1076 Genesee Street, 1173 East Lovejoy Street, 1175 East Lovejoy Street, 1179 East Lovejoy Street, 172 Franklin Street, 176 Franklin Street, 189 Saint James Place, 206 Ontario Street, Deck Bros. Building, 262 Ohio Street, Karle Saw Co., 809 Tonawanda Street, 85 East Market Street, 905 Elmwood Avenue, Baker’s Shoes Building, The Bellesara / Allentown Athletic, E&B Holmes Machinery Company, Edmiston's Academy of Business, Ellicott Square Building, Fairmont Creamery, Fire House Chemical No. 3, Fire House Engine No. 8, Gohn’s Place / Delaware House, Graystone Hotel / Berkeley Apartments, Grimm Block, Harbor Inn, Hens & Kelly Department Store, Holy Angels Academy, Jansen Brothers Harness Shop, Kaleida Health Facility (on Main), Meldrum-Edwards Building / The Antonio, Neisner Bros., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Rectory and School, Pleu Building, Seneca Plumbing & Heating Supply, 190 South Park Avenue, Swan Ramp, Vars Building, Weed Co. Wholesale Building, GLF Elevator, (Original) Y.M.C.A. / Y.W.C.A. Building,
You can also view this list at Ellicott's category page.
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Added 2014-07-02 • Last changed 2018-06-05