National Register of Historic Places

St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex

Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 21, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000889

About this property

St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located at 122-142 S. Wyoming Street in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton. The St. Gabriel's complex consists of the church (1925), rectory (1907–1908), and former convent (1937). The church is a high French Gothic Revival steel frame building clad in pink granite ashlar with Indiana limestone trim. It features twin bell towers with triple entrance portals at the front facade. The rectory is a three-story, wood-frame building in the Colonial Revival style. The convent was designed by architect Anthony J. DePace (1892–1977), and is a four-story building clad in granite ashlar and limestone. It was converted to affordable apartments and offices in 1998–1999. The church was founded in 1855. It merged with Annunciation Parish. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

122-142 S. Wyoming St.
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
40.94864, -75.97191

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When was St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex listed on the National Register?

St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2002.

What type of historic resource is St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex?

St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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