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NATI ON AL REGIST ER Of HISTORIC PLACES Baltimore City INVEN TORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY
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jl. NAME .,
COMMON: ~(8-'i.:5 8•) St . Alphonsus ' Church, Re ctorv , Convent and Halle
AND( OR H I S TORIC:
St . Alnhonsus ' Church 12. !,.O~ATION - t
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CITY OR TOWN ; C ON GRESSIONAL DISTRICT .
I Baltimore Third as of January 1973
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Maryland I 24 Baltimore City r 510 l;J. CLASSIFICATION
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'DES.CR.jSE 'rHE: PFO.£St:N T ..\ N D ORIGl t.s A t.. (i f kn,>wn) PHYS IC I-. !,.. A P PE.ARAt<JCE
St . Alphonsus ' Church is located on t he northeast corne r of the inte r section of Park and Sara toga Stree ts in Ba l t i more .
St . Alphonsus ' Church is a Gothic-Reviva l building that combine s German and English Pe rpendicular Gothic details . St . Alphons us ' is basically a large recta ngular space with a i s les and nave of the same he ight . The uniform he i ght of the ceiling has a f e elihg similar to that of the box-like collegiate chapels in England , e . g . Kings College Chapel , Cambridge . At the same time the open interior space resemb l es a "hall-church " familiar to the Redemptorists, who commissioned the Church in the Gothic architecture of thei r native Ge r many. The star-shaped vaults , although made of plaster , and the Pe rpendicular-style windows and tracery came from English source s . The effect produced by the duration is reminiscent of the interiors in the British House of Parliament by Charles Barry and Augustus Puzin . The walls and ceilings are stenciled with a strong geld accent . The clust2~cd iron colWJU1S are marbleized .
German Catholic exarr.ples provided the precedent for the apse containing the altar flanked on each side by a n apsidal space containing a side altar. On the exterior , the central tower located over the center door on the south facade has an appearance similar to towers found in many German towns.
The floor plan--notably the vestibule which runs the entire length of the southern end of the church -- is a characteristic of the architect , Robert Cary Long, Jr. The crenelation , the stripped buttresses, the seven bay, east and west, facades, and the box-like shape -- these elements of St . Alphonsus ' appear in Long ' s Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, a National Register of Historic Places property. Unlike the Franklin Street church, Long intended St . Alphonsus ' Church to be painted a warm buff color. In 1968, in a burst of "Colonial" enthusiasm, the church had the paint blasted off. Long did not object to bare brick walls , rather he felt that the quality of brick available to him at the time was not adequate to remain bare .
In the nineteenth century the Redemptorists showed an appreciation for the architecture of Long ' s church and used similar designs for other church buildings on the same block . The three satellite buildings -- the Rectory, the Convent and the Halle--blend architecturally with St. Alphonsus' Church making a unified urban composition.
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St . Alphonsus ' Chur ch is a n outstanding example of Americ an Early Got hic Re vival. Cons tru c t e d be twe en 18 42 and 184 4
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it is one of the f i r st Gothic buildings b a sed on a careful study of medieva l mode ls which is mos t frequently characterized in the Anglo-American ecclesiological move ment . Phoebe B . Stanton , in The Gothic Re viva l and Ameri can Chu r ch Architecture An Episode in Ta ste , (Baltimore : 196 8, 2 25-23 8) h as given the best asse ssment of the architectura l signi f icanc~ .
Mrs . Stanton ' s book p l aces the Bal t i more architect, Robert Ca ry Lo ng , Jr. , i n t he same rank wi th Frank Wills , John Notrnan a nd John W. Priest . St. Alphonsus ' wa s Long ' s f irst maj o r commission . I n i t ' s design especially the interio r, h e benefited f rom his exposure to English Gothic Reviva l architec ts , notably A. W. Pugin . Long had trave l led in Europe a nd had s t udie d wi th Mar tin Euc l id Thomp s on in New York a nd with his fat her in Ba l timo re . Though his brief care e r was termi nated by h is e arly d e ath i n 1 849 , Long made a n i mpor t1 ant c on tribu tion to Ameri can Arc hitectural Theory , notab ly in a series of article s for The Literary Wo r l d (1848-1 849) and for The Uni t ed States Cat hol ic Maga zine (18~~) . .
St . Alphonsus ' Chu r ch, t he i nstitution , has played an importa nt role in t he h is tory of Baltimore . The Re d emptionist Fat h e rs , a Germa n ord e r of Roman Catholic pri e sts , r a ised t he money to hire Long a nd erect t he church . The Re demptionists had come to Baltimore to minister to the rising number of German immigrants. They erected a school at the same time as the· ·t!hurch and provided education before the public school system h a d r e ache d al l chi ldren . The school burned and was replace d by St . Alphonsus ' Halle (1873) which is still in use . In 1858 the Redemptionists began the St . Alphonsus ' Orphan Asylum for Ge rman orphans . Two years later the Al phonsus H~ll Buildi ng Association, which loaned mortgage money, be came an incor porated l e nding institution in Baltimore· City . I
The Redemptionists h ave severed their ties with Baltimore Citiy .
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MAJOR 616Ll0GRAPHICAL REFERE NCES ------- - -- ------ ---- ---
Baltimore City Land Records . Hal l of Records , Annapolis , Maryland .
Laws of Maryland 1841 . Chapter 26 .
. 1860 . Chapter 151.
Scharf , J . Thomas . History of Baltimore City and County From the Earliest Period to the Present Day : . . ..
110. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA · (see ·- - --- continuation sheet) __ .....:, LATITU C E ANO l ".>NGITUO E COORDINATES
0 L "Tl TUI"'!?' '-NC LC'NG I T "JO E COO.ROI~ AT f;:;
OE FINING A RECTANGLE LOC ATING ,.HE PR0° F P"T"Y DEFINING Th~ L o." T"-R POIN1 OF A ?.-OPERTY
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Degrees Minu1es Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degtee$ M i n utes Seconds Degrees M jnutes Second s
NW 39 0 17' 36 5 76° 37 07 . 0 . 0 . . NE 39 ° 1 7' 36. 5 ' 76 ° 37 '03.5'" SE 39 ° 17' 33 . 76° 37. 03 . SW 3q Q 1 7' 3 2 ") I 76 <>_ 37. 06 . - I.
APP ROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINAT E D PROPERTY: Six_ 1\.. IST "LL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING ST .. TE OR C<_=>UNTY BOUNDARIES
ST " TE: CODE COUNTY CODE
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STATE: CODE COU NT Y: CODE
STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE
-NL FORM PREPARED BY '-NAME ANO Tl T LE:
Nancy Miller , Historian; Michael Bourne and William Morqan ORGAN IZ. ATION
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Maryland Historical Trust Dec. 12 , 1972 S TRE ET ANO NUMBER:
2525 Riva Road CITY OR TOWN: STATE COD E
Annapolis Maryland 24 112. STATE LIAISON OFFICER .CERTIFICAl ION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICAT ION
As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na ·
tional Hi storic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public L a w r here by certify that this prope rty is included in the
89-665), r hereby nom inate this property for inclusion Nationa J Register
in the Nationa l Register and cer tify that it has been
Pvaluated accordin'-7; to the c·iteria and procedures set
forth by the Nat ional Park Service. The recomme nded
level of significance of this nomination is: Director, Office of Archeoloay and Historic Preservation
Natio nal ~ State D Local 0 I
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Name
Orlando Ridout, ATTEST:
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Title State Liaison Offjcer for Maryland Keeper of The National R etJis ter
'Date December 13, 1972 Date
GPO 931-8!14
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NATIONAL RE GISTER OF HISTORIC PLACE S
INVENTORY · NOMINATION FORM
(Continuation Sheet)
St . Alphonsus ' Church
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altimore City ---- - -- - - -
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#6 - Representation in Existing Surveys (continued )
Maryland Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks 1972 State
Maryland Historical Trust 252 5 Riva Road Annapol i s Maryl and 24
#7 - Description - Continued
St . Alphonsus' Halle , at 125- 12 7 Saratoga Street , is a ~four-and-a-half-story brick structure with a central
~-4?> SI pavilion topped b y a gable . A lancet shaped brick arch frames the central door . The second and third-story windows on the pavilion are lancet shaped . The dormers of the Halle are English Gothic.
The Convent a t 112 W. Saratoga Stree t i s three stories high , set on a high basement. The structure has both common and Flemish bond on its principal (south) facade . There is a molded b r ick cornice. The windows have flat or jack arches and marble sills .
The Rectory at 114 W. Saratoga Street, between the Convent on the east and the Church on the west is a symmetrical, five-bay , four-story structure . Buil t of brick, there is a belt course between the third and f ourth stories .
#8 - Significance - Continue d
However , the independent congregation that owns the church 1s an active inner-city institution ministering to the needy, irrespective of any German extraction . They maintain the Halle , a rectory and a convent .
St. Alphonsus' Church and its satellite buildings on Saratoga Street, the Halle (No . 125- 127) , the rectory (No . 11 ) and the Convent (No. 112) define the urban street scape with an important unified architectural statement.
1 of 2 continuation shee ts ·
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UNI T CD STA TES DEPARTMENT OF Tiff INT[RIOR NATIONAL PARK SER VICE s~~T;yland 8-JJ ,_ - ~--·~---=-~~
COUNTY NATIONA L R EG ISTER OF HISTOR IC PL A CE S
INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Baltimore City
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(Con tinuation Sheet) E: NT RY NU IA E' ~-0-A --::-_ __._
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St . Alphonsus ' Church
#9 - Major Bibliographical Refe rences (continued)
Stanton , Phoebe B . Notes on St . Alphon sus ' Church and on Robert Cary Long , Jr . The Johns Hopkins Univers ity , Baltimore, Maryland.
The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture An Episode i n Taste 1840-1856 . Baltimore : The Johns -Hopkins Press , 1968 .
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Church (No. 114 Rectory) , {No. 112 Convent) (No.125-127 Halle)
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TREn ANo NuM&ER: (No. 114 Rectory) (No. 112 Convent) 116 West Saratoga Street (Church), (No. 125-127 Halle)
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Maryland Baltimore City
VICINITY TOWN
STREET NO . Park Ave . & Saratoga St .
ORIGINAL OWNER
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2. NAME St . Al phonsus R. c. Church and related buildings
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3. FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS USE
4. NOTABLE FEATURES, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANC E AND DESCRIPTION OPEN TO PUBLIC
5. PHYSICAL CONDI T ION OF ~ T RUCTURE Endangered
6. LOCATION MAP (Pion Optional)
(). PUBLISHED SC>U RCES (Author, Title, Pages)
INT ERVI EWS, RECORDS, PHOTOS, '=TC.
Interior Exterior
7. PHOTOGRAPH
9. NAME, ADDRESS AND' Tl TLE OF RECORDER
DA TE OF RECORD
B-22 Saint Alphonsus Church 114-120 West Saratoga Stret Block 0579 Lot 018A Baltimore City Baltimore East Quad.
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Hydes, Maryland 21082
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