St. Nicholas - Elmira Heights, NY - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

"In 1895 they built a small wooden church on the comer of West 14th Street and Parkwood Avenue for the sum of $1,200. They dedicated and placed this church under the protection of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker as a Parish under the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, as we know it today...in 1908, three acres were purchased in the town of Horseheads for the purpose of a Cemetery...The new settlers arriving around 1910 selected the eastern part of town for their homes. Many of the people already here also relocated to that section of the village. During 1910, it was decided to move the church building from West 14th Street down the hill to the east side... In 1942 and 1943, the church purchased more lots on a wooded, swampy bed which was converted into what is now "St. Nicholas Ukrainian Park" – the Church Picnic Grounds...In 1946 the church acquired the Ukrainian Hall on Lackawanna Avenue in the city of Elmira which was renovated...In 1951 the church purchased a 14 lot plot which is today the site of St. Nicholas Church. August 31, 1958 the blessing and dedication of the new church and annex took place, although the Church interior was not yet completed...The Solemn Blessing of the iconostas took place on October 9, 1960...St. Nicholas is the Mother Church for those faithful of the Eastern Rite both Catholic and Orthodox in the Southern Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsy1vania."

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of building construction: 01/01/1957 Diocese: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford Address/Location: 410 East McCann’s Blvd. Elmira Heights, NY USA 14903 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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