Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel (Cheektowaga, New York)

Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians, also known as the Maria Hilf Chapel, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is part of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians
Location4125 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates42°55′34″N 78°45′14″W
Built1853
ArchitectBatt, Joseph; Foit & Baschnagel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78001851 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1978

Description

The Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians was constructed in 1853, in the Greek Revival style, as a religious center for the rural Alsatian community and pilgrimage site for urban Alsatian, German, Polish, and Italian immigrants to Our Lady Help of Christians. The interior features a barrel vault ceiling, wooden church mobiliary, frescos, paintings, and other features that reflect an Alsatian village church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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