St. Bernard's Church (Akron, Ohio)

	St. Bernard's Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	St. Bernard's Church
Location	44 University Avenue, Akron, Ohio
Coordinates	41°4′41″N 81°31′7″W / 41.07806°N 81.51861°W / 41.07806; -81.51861
Area	about one acre
Built	1905
Architect	William P. Ginther
Architectural style	German Romanesque
Website	[1]
NRHP reference No.	89000174
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1989

St. Bernard's Church (/ˈbɜːrnərdz/ BURN-ərdz) is a historic stone masonry church at 44 University Avenue in Akron, Ohio.

History

The original church was built in 1861, on the current site of the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School. The cornerstone was laid in 1901 before construction is 1902.^[2] The current church building was begun in 1902, and opened in 1905.^[3] The church's interior was decorated by Rambusch Decorating Company.^[4]

It features a German Baroque Romanesque style. St. Bernard Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The church was designed by noted Akron-born architect William P. Ginther, whose legacy of prominent Catholic church buildings is particularly robust in his native Ohio and neighboring states. The church features symmetrical massing, monochromatic stone, and round semi-circular arches.^[2] The building also features recessed windows and rock-faced exterior walls, which is consistent with Richardsonian Romanesque style.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ a b c "About St. Bernard". St. Bernard Parish. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ Mavromatis, Kally (2008). Akron Churches: Early Architecture. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5202-6.
^ The Official Catholic Directory. P.J. Kenedy. 1921.

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[about-2] "About St. Bernard". St. Bernard Parish. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[3] Mavromatis, Kally (2008). Akron Churches: Early Architecture. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5202-6.

[4] The Official Catholic Directory. P.J. Kenedy. 1921.

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