St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church

St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church

St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish

St. Stanislaus is a late Gothic Revival Church and is made of red brick. It is the second largest Polish Church in Newark. Its dominating entrance with a massive spire is located to the east, with parochial school buildings located behind the church. The tall spire emphasizes the church, making it the dominating element in the skyline among the surrounding 3-4 story building neighborhood. Such effect of the spire is recalled in the project of Ulm Cathedral, where a colossal spire was built to emphasize the church building.
The members of the newly founded St. Stanislaus Church purchased a small wooden Baptist church on Belmont Avenue (now Irvine Turner Blvd.) around 1889. In 1899, 3 lots behind the church on Livingston St. were purchased to set up a rectory and school. Construction began on a new church in 1901 on the same site as the old wooden church.
The school behind the church is a brick structure, which is marked by arched windows and entrances embedded in a symmetrical façade. Although Newark is represented by a number of Gothic revival churches, this building represents the central European vision better than the majority of them. As well it portrays how one more group of immigrants influenced the City of Newark.

1880's

extant

From 1986 to 1988, the interior and exterior of the church were repaired and renovated.

Victorian Gothic