Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory
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Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory (also known as St. Michael the Archangel Church, and currently called Angel's Arms Condominiums) is a former Roman Catholic church and rectory
located at 21 Pius Street in the South Side Slopes neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. The church was built from 1855 to 1861 and designed in Romanesque Revival
style by architect Charles Bartberger (1824–1896). The rectory behind the church (which can be seen at this link) was built in 1890 and designed in Richardsonian Romanesque
style by architect Frederick C. Sauer
(1860–1942). Both the church and the rectory were added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on February 23, 2001, and the church was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1970.
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
located at 21 Pius Street in the South Side Slopes neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. The church was built from 1855 to 1861 and designed in Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
style by architect Charles Bartberger (1824–1896). The rectory behind the church (which can be seen at this link) was built in 1890 and designed in Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
style by architect Frederick C. Sauer
Frederick C. Sauer
Frederick C. Sauer was a German-American architect, particularly in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, region of the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
(1860–1942). Both the church and the rectory were added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on February 23, 2001, and the church was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1970.