St. James Church: Difference between revisions

From Salem Links and Lore
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 12: Line 12:
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D/Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&search=st.+james+church&SUBKEY=st.%20james%20church/1%2C7%2C7%2CB/frameset&FF=Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. James Church: 150 years of faith in Salem, Massachusetts] St. James Church, 2002.
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D/Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&search=st.+james+church&SUBKEY=st.%20james%20church/1%2C7%2C7%2CB/frameset&FF=Xst.+james+church&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. James Church: 150 years of faith in Salem, Massachusetts] St. James Church, 2002.
*[http://stjamessalem.homestead.com/index.html St. James Church] church website
*[http://stjamessalem.homestead.com/index.html St. James Church] church website
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xsaint%20%20church%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D/Xsaint%20%20church%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D&SUBKEY=saint%20%20church%20salem/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=Xsaint%20%20church%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C St. James Church: 150 years of faith in Salem, Mass.] 2002
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24/Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24&SUBKEY=architecture%20in%20salem/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24&2%2C2%2C Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 148-9
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24/Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24&SUBKEY=architecture%20in%20salem/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=Xarchitecture+in+salem&SORT=D&searchscope=24&2%2C2%2C Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 148-9
*"St. James Parish nearing centenary mark with golden anniversary of building..."'' Salem Evening News'', Dec. 23, 1942, p. 13.
*"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
*"The fight has just begun; St. James parishioners vow to save 150-year-old church." ''Salem News'', March 22, 2004, p.A1

Revision as of 11:26, 30 April 2009

  • 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.
  • In the spate of church closings in 2004, St. James was spared. Many of St. Joseph's parishioners joined with them.

See Also