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 ran a catholic schools for years as well.
See Also
- Vertical File in the Salem Collection - Salem Churches
- [1] St. James Church website
- 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. 2?, 1942, p. ?
