Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief

Historic church in New York, United States

United States historic place


Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

44°43′29″N 73°43′21″W / 44.72472°N 73.72250°W / 44.72472; -73.72250
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1941
Architect	Frederick V. Murphy
Architectural style	Neogothic
NRHP reference No.	91001673^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1991

Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is a historic Roman Catholic church at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Cook Street in Dannemora, New York.

Description

St. Dismas Church was built between 1939 and 1941 and is a large Neogothic inspired stone chapel. It was constructed of fieldstones salvaged from several 19th century stone structures already on the site, including the prison's first cell block. The rectangular building measures 52 feet (16 m) by 132 feet (40 m). It features a steeply pitched, slate-clad gable roof and two massive oak entrance doors with Medieval inspired metal strapwork. A 106-foot (32 m) engaged tower with corner buttresses and an octagonal spire is located at the rear corner.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Nancy L. Todd (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-24. See also: "Accompanying 27 photos".

External links

Church of the Good Thief -- short documentary

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg

Ordinaries

Bishops: Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams; Henry Gabriels; Joseph Henry Conroy; Francis Joseph Monaghan; Bryan Joseph McEntegart; Walter P. Kellenberg; James Johnston Navagh; Leo Richard Smith; Thomas Andrew Donnellan; Stanislaus Joseph Brzana; Paul Stephen Loverde; Gerald Michael Barbarito; Robert J. Cunningham; Terry R. LaValley

Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg

Parishes: Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, Dannemora; St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Plattsburgh; St. Vincent of Paul Catholic Church, Cape Vincent; St. William's Catholic Church, Long Lake

Education

High schools: Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown; Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh

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