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St. Stanislaus Kostka (Archdiocese of Newark, Garfield): Difference between revisions
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The current church building at 155 Washington Place, Garfield, NJ, is an early-to-mid-20th-century (likely 1920s–1950s) Roman Catholic parish structure, reflecting the era's emphasis on traditional ecclesiastical design with functional elements suited to growing immigrant communities. | The current church building at 155 Washington Place, Garfield, NJ, is an early-to-mid-20th-century (likely 1920s–1950s) Roman Catholic parish structure, reflecting the era's emphasis on traditional ecclesiastical design with functional elements suited to growing immigrant communities. | ||
=== Exterior Features === | |||
* The façade is constructed of red brick laid in a running bond pattern, with a central projecting portico or gabled entrance featuring a cross above the main doors. | * The façade is constructed of red brick laid in a running bond pattern, with a central projecting portico or gabled entrance featuring a cross above the main doors. | ||
* A prominent bell tower rises above the entrance, topped with a cross, providing vertical emphasis and serving as a landmark in the neighborhood. | * A prominent bell tower rises above the entrance, topped with a cross, providing vertical emphasis and serving as a landmark in the neighborhood. | ||
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* Overall style blends Gothic Revival influences (e.g., verticality in windows and tower, pointed-arch motifs) with functional Modern elements, common for Polish-American churches built in the Archdiocese of Newark during the early-to-mid-20th century. | * Overall style blends Gothic Revival influences (e.g., verticality in windows and tower, pointed-arch motifs) with functional Modern elements, common for Polish-American churches built in the Archdiocese of Newark during the early-to-mid-20th century. | ||
=== Interior Features === | |||
* Publicly available interior images are scarce, but churches of this era in the region typically feature a central nave with side aisles, a raised sanctuary, and a prominent crucifix above the altar. | * Publicly available interior images are scarce, but churches of this era in the region typically feature a central nave with side aisles, a raised sanctuary, and a prominent crucifix above the altar. | ||
* Stained-glass windows often depict biblical scenes or saints, with warm color palettes. | * Stained-glass windows often depict biblical scenes or saints, with warm color palettes. | ||
* Wood or marble altars, statues of Mary and Joseph, and devotional shrines are standard. | * Wood or marble altars, statues of Mary and Joseph, and devotional shrines are standard. | ||
==Art and devotional features== | ==Art and devotional features== | ||