St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church
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The St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church(Allen Academy) is a church located at 8666 Quincy Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
The St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Parish Complex consists of the church, rectory, school, and convent. All of the buildings are essentially Neo-Romanesque in character, and are constructed of dark red brick trimmed with Indiana limestone.
The church is in the Italian Romanesque style, with Byzantine and Art Deco
influences. It has a gable front facade with towers at the sides. The entrance is through a triple arched, two-story Romanesque arcaded portico. Above the entrance is a round window flanked with arched niches.
The school is a two-story I-shaped building; the rectory is a five-bay ceter entrance Colonial house with Neo-Romanesque details. The three-story convent building, which was built during the Great Depression
, features more modest ornamentation. A central pavilion containing the entrance divides the building into three elements.
The parish was closed in the 1980s; the Allen Academy now uses the school building.
Allen Academy
Allen Academy is a charter school is Detroit,MI. Allen Academy has over 200 students and is a K-12 school. Allen Academy has 5 floors. The basement(6th) is where the high-schoolers learn.The 5th floor is the middle school(7th-8th) grade are and also where the cafiteria is. The 4th floor is the main lobby and also where kindergardners are. The 3rd floor is where 1st-2nd grade are and also where the gym is. The 5th floor is where 3rd-5th are. Now finally the 6th floor is the 5–6 grade learn.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989.
Description
The church is in the Italian Romanesque style, with Byzantine and Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
influences. It has a gable front facade with towers at the sides. The entrance is through a triple arched, two-story Romanesque arcaded portico. Above the entrance is a round window flanked with arched niches.
The school is a two-story I-shaped building; the rectory is a five-bay ceter entrance Colonial house with Neo-Romanesque details. The three-story convent building, which was built during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, features more modest ornamentation. A central pavilion containing the entrance divides the building into three elements.
Significance
The St. Theresa of Avila Parish was built as an Irish-American parish, built at a time when the prosperity of the community was such that this magnificent complex could be afforded. The need for this building reflects the population boom in the city brought about by the automobile industry.The parish was closed in the 1980s; the Allen Academy now uses the school building.
Allen Academy
Allen Academy is a charter school is Detroit,MI. Allen Academy has over 200 students and is a K-12 school. Allen Academy has 5 floors. The basement(6th) is where the high-schoolers learn.The 5th floor is the middle school(7th-8th) grade are and also where the cafiteria is. The 4th floor is the main lobby and also where kindergardners are. The 3rd floor is where 1st-2nd grade are and also where the gym is. The 5th floor is where 3rd-5th are. Now finally the 6th floor is the 5–6 grade learn.