Summary
St. Leo's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the 'core' of the neighborhood.
St. Leo's Church | |
 St. Leo's Church, 2014 | |
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| Location | 227 S. Exeter St., Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′14.1″N 76°36′3.3″W / 39.287250°N 76.600917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | E. Francis Baldwin, Edwin Brady |
| Architectural style | Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002939[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
Description edit
The church was built in 1880-81 of brick with stone trim, and combines Italianate, Romanesque, and Classical elements. It features a high entrance porch, a turret with conical roof on the north wall, a square bell tower at the northeast corner, a large rose window in the main façade, and a variety of decorative brickwork. It was the first church in Maryland, and among the first in the nation, founded and built specifically for Italian immigrants. The church was designed by Baltimore architect E. Francis Baldwin.[2]
St. Leo's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It houses an 1881 historic Niemann pipe organ.
Gallery edit
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A photograph of Saint Leo's from a 1914 publication
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jeffrey Honick (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Leo's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
External links edit
- St. Leo's Church, Baltimore City, including photo from 1981, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Information from the Little Italy website
- parish website
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore