St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex

The story

Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com

St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex is a Roman Catholic religious complex of three buildings at 122-142 S. Wyoming St. in Hazleton, Luzerne County, built between 1907 and 1937 in the Gothic Revival and Colonial Revival styles.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2002 under criterion C, with local-level significance in architecture, and a period of significance from 1907 to 1937 that spans construction from 1907-1908 to 1937.

Physical character

Its buildings combine granite ashlar walls with Indiana limestone trim, stained glass lancet windows, twin bell towers, and a Colonial Revival portico on Corinthian columns, with brick, stone, wood or vinyl walls elsewhere on stone or concrete foundations under an asphalt roof. James C. Hoe Sons, Inc. was builder, with James C. Hoe, Peter B. Sheridan and Anthony J. DePace as architects. The convent's interior was altered into apartments and offices between 1997 and 1999.

Historical context

The parish's first wooden church was built in 1856, and the Scranton Diocese designated it a parish in 1864. The convent burned in 1936, and the building served as St. Gabriel's Elementary School from 1971 to 1991. The old school was demolished for parking in 1998, and Gabriel House was dedicated in 1999.