St. Benedict's Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

St. Benedict's Church
Location: 1A St. Benedict's Circle, Stamford, Connecticut
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1930
Architectural style: Neo-Tudor
Governing body: Private
MPS: Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP Reference#: 87002130[1]
Added to NRHP: December 24, 1987

Saint Benedict - Our Lady of Montserrat, or simply St. Benedict's Church, is a Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, in the Diocese of Bridgeport.

The historic Neo-Tudor church at 1A St. Benedict's Circle was built in 1930 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The architect was Henry F. Ludorf of Hartford, Connecticut.[2]

It was covered in a Multiple Property Submission study of Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes.[3]

It is an asymmetrically designed church that contributes interestingly to the streetscape, according to its NRHP nominator, Alan Burnham, an architect.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/AIA%20scans/Rosters/LudorHenryF_roster.pdf
  3. ^ Jan Cunningham and John Herzan (April 15, 1987). "Multiple Property Study: Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes (Thematic Resources)". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000089.pdf. 
  4. ^ Alan Burnham, A.I.A. (1987). "Connecticut Historical Commission Historic Resources Inventory: St. Benedict's Church". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/87002130.pdf.  and Accompanying two photos, from 1987
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