St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building

Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Apartment building in 2013
41°15′29″N 75°52′3″W / 41.25806°N 75.86750°W / 41.25806; -75.86750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
Architect	Howley, John J.; Cuppels, Frank J.
NRHP reference No.	03000721^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 2003

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building is a historic former Roman Catholic church and school building at 419 N. Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.

Description

It was built in 1929, and is a three-story, red brick and cut stone building. It has a three bay front and measures 63 feet, 6 inches, wide and 124 feet, 2 inches deep. The school closed in 1971, and parish in 1994. Between 2000 and 2003, the building was renovated into 24 one-bedroom apartments.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-13. Note: This includes Robert Janosov and Lawrence Newman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton

Bishops

Ordinaries: William O'Hara; Michael John Hoban; Thomas Charles O'Reilly; William Joseph Hafey; Jerome Daniel Hannan; Joseph Carroll McCormick; John Joseph O'Connor; James Clifford Timlin; Joseph Francis Martino; Joseph Charles Bambera

Auxiliary bishops: Andrew James Louis Brennan; Martin John O'Connor; Henry Theophilus Klonowski; James Clifford Timlin; Francis X. DiLorenzo; John M. Dougherty

Diocesan priests who became bishops: Eugene A. Garvey; Joseph R. Kopacz; Jeffrey Walsh

Churches

Cathedral: St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton

Basilica: Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann, Scranton

Parishes: St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex, Hazleton

Parishes, former: St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre

Education

Higher education: King's College; Marywood University; Misericordia University; University of Scranton

High schools: Holy Cross High School, Dunmore; Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre; Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg; Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton; St. John Neumann Regional Academy High School, Williamsport

High schools, closed: South Scranton Catholic High School

Miscellany

St. Stanislaus Institute, Newport Township

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