This magnificent church, executed in English Gothic Revival style, was begun in 1911 and dedicated in 1915. Originally the church sat alone on an entire…
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Set in picturesque Hamilton Park, St. Michael’s is built of red brick trimmed in Nova Scotia free stone, together with brown stone and granite. The…
1 CommentSt. Boniface was established to serve the once-flourishing German community of downtown Jersey City. A modest-sized, simple, and attractive Gothic Revival building, the church was…
12 CommentsAn excellent site containing magnificent photographs of the stained glass and some of the sacred art in this church is http://www.stainedglassphotography.com/Sacred_Heart_Jersey_City/index.html
Leave a CommentSt. Peter’s Parish was established in 1831. The first attempt at building a church was begun in the same year, but it collapsed before completion.…
Leave a CommentLocated adjacent to beautiful Lincoln Park in Jersey City, St. Aloysius, completed in 1908, enjoys one of the finest sites imaginable. The approach to the church…
1 CommentSt. Mary’s Parish was established in 1859. The first church, “Old St. Mary’s,” was dedicated in 1862 and consecrated in 1888. In 1901, a tornado…
3 CommentsCompleted at a cost of $1 million in the depths of the Depression, St. Aedan’s Church sits on the highest point in Jersey City.
Leave a CommentVisible from the PATH terminal in Journal Square, St. John’s Church is a massive granite structure, built in the Romanesque style, whose somber exterior belies its lavish and glittering interior.
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