National Register of Historic Places

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
July 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003635

About this property

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is an independent Catholic church located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly a parish belonging to the Catholic Church, it was established in 1880 to serve the Polish community in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The parish is maintained and managed by its parishioners as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. The church building itself has been called one of the best examples of the opulent Polish Cathedral style of architecture west of the Mississippi River. The church is notable for a highly publicized dispute between the church's lay board of directors and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The Archdiocese and the board had been involved in a protracted dispute regarding control of the parish and its assets dating to the early 20th century, which came to a head in 2004, when the board feared that the Archdiocese (then under the leadership of Raymond Leo Burke) would attempt to close and sell the parish. The legal dispute culminated in a 2013 agreement whereby St. Stanislaus Kostka Church became an independent church unaffiliated with the Archdiocese and the Catholic Church at large.

Location

1413 N. 20th St.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.64197, -90.20571

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Sources

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When was St. Stanislaus Kostka Church listed on the National Register?

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1979.

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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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