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.
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building | |
 Apartment building in 2013 | |
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| Location | 419 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′29″N 75°52′3″W / 41.25806°N 75.86750°W |
| 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 |
Description
editIt 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
edit- ^ 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.