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St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish Complex
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St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, December 2009
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| Location: | 157 East St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Area: | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built: | 1895, 1911-1913 |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 09000631[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 20, 2009 |
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish Complex is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The complex consists of a Lombard-Romanesque Revival basilica style church (1911–1913), a Queen Anne style rectory (1895), and a school completed over three phases in 1895, 1906, and 1956. The church measures 156 feet in depth and 67 feet in width. It is two and one-half stories high and topped with a low-pitched red clay tile roof. A large rose window is centered on the front facade. It features a prominent campanile rising roughly 114 feet.[2]
After it was announced that the parish that formerly occupied the complex would be closing,[3] the Buffalo Religious Arts Center, a museum that collects religious artifacts from closed churches in Buffalo, bought and currently occupies the property.[4][5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]