Great News! 🎉
Today, the local landmark status for St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church (651 Washington St.) and All Saints Roman Catholic Church (205 Esser Ave.) was approved at the Legislative Council meeting!
We are so grateful for continued support from the City of Buffalo Common Council. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Councilman Joseph Golombek and Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope for their support in making this happen. Most importantly, we want to thank the parishioners of both churches for their dedication, passion, and commitment to preserving the history and legacy of these beloved landmarks.
As a reminder to our church goers and owners, achieving the City of Buffalo local landmark status means means you are eligible to apply for grant funding for repairs and renovation needs via the New York Landmarks Conversancy for Sacred Sites funding and the Fund for Sacred Spaces.
The research and status also helps to pave the way to getting the churches on the National Register of Historic Places, which has brought larger funding to churches throughout our region as we have recently seen with the Universal Unitarian Church on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo.
If you know or work within a church that is looking to submit a local landmark application, please reach out. We would love to help. As a non profit, we can research and apply at a reasonable cost to you and that helps keep our organization going, too!
Next Up on the Local Landmark Effort – Saint Martin of Tours at 1140 Abbott Rd. in South Buffalo. The City of Buffalo public hearing is March 11th at 1pm in the City of Buffalo Common Council Chambers. If you want to show your support, email info@pbnsaves.org and we will be happy to share those with the Council.
