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Immaculate Conception 146 Edward Street, Buffalo New York
A Tale of Two Churches
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Immaculate Conception 146 Edward Street, Buffalo New York
A Tale of Two Churches
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This
parish is an out growth of St. Louis, Buffalo's first Roman Catholic
Church. In 1837 St. Louis was primarily a German speaking
parish. Irish and other English speaking Catholic's sought an
English language church and formed their own parish under the name St.
Mary of the Lake. The parish changed its name to Immaculate
Conception in 1856 shortly after Pope Pius IX declared the Immaculate
Conception a dogma of the Roman Catholic faith.
Today Immaculate Conception serves the Hispanic community and offers
Spanish language services.
The church, built in 1856, is not only missing the original steeple but the entire front half of the Church as well. At some time a new brick school and front half of the church building were added. I am still researching when the new portion was built and what happened to the original building. Please send me note if you have any information.
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History of Immaculate Conception written in 1929 Roman Catholic Parishes in 1870 Discussion of the Immaculate Conception
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The best view is from the corner of Elmwood and Allen Streets |
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(c)2001 by Joe Hayden Hamburg, New York