St. James Church
From Salem Links and Lore
- St. James Church, located at 152 Federal Street, was built in 1891-1900, and reflects a Gothic Revival style. This massive brick and stone edifice is 178 feet in length, with a steep-pitched roof nave 98 feet tall.
- A corner tower with a spire roof, rising 200 feet above the sidewalk, was taken down in 1972.
- The parish's first church building was a wooden structure near the present one, built in 1850 and demolished in 1892.
- St. James parish was the second Catholic parish in Salem.
- St. James parish ran a catholic school for years as well. The high school closed in 1971. The grammar school in 1972.
- In the spate of church closings in 2004, St. James was spared. Many of St. Joseph's parishioners joined with them when their church closed in 2004.
See Also
- Vertical File in the Salem Collection - Salem Churches
- St. James Church: 150 years of faith in Salem, Massachusetts St. James Church, 2002.
- St. James Church church website
- Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 148-9
- Golden Jubilee; the Right Reverend Monsignor Michael J. Coffey, 1897-1947 Program from Salem Armory Testimonial, Nov. 21, 1947.
- "St. James Parish nearing centenary mark with golden anniversary of building..." Salem Evening News, Dec. 23, 1942, p. 13.
- "The fight has just begun; St. James parishioners vow to save 150-year-old church." Salem News, March 22, 2004, p.A1
