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St. Mary's Church (Albany, New York)
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St. Mary's Church is a historic Catholic church on Lodge Street in downtown Albany, New York
. It was built in 1867 in an Italian Romanesque Revival
style. Its tower, completed in 1894, rises 175 feet and is topped with an angel of judgment.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. It was built in 1867 in an Italian Romanesque Revival
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style. Its tower, completed in 1894, rises 175 feet and is topped with an angel of judgment.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1977.