Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic

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complex at 42, 46, 50 Cornell Street, and 73 Reid Street in

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. The complex consists of four contributing buildings: *St. Stanislaus Church – 50-52 Cornell St., established 1894, built 1897, designed by Edward W. Loth, enlarged 1912;"The St. Stanislaud Story, Amsterdam, NY"
/ref> *St. Stanislaus School – 42-44 Cornell St., founded 1897, built 1905–1906, designed by C. B. Machold, closed 2011;Purcell, John (June 9, 2019
"St. Stanislaus parish marks 125 years in Amsterdam"
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convent – 46 Cornell Street, built 1934, now the Saint John Paul II Parish Center; and *

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– 73 Reid Street, built 1940–41, Georgian style. The church is a "T" shaped brick building on a foundation of cut

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was added in 1912. It features an engaged

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with pyramidal roof and finials. ''See also:'' The complex was added to the

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in 1999.

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File:2020 St. Stanislaus School, Amsterdam from south.jpg, The St. Stanislaus School closed c.2011 File:2020 St. John Paul II Parish Center, Amsterdam.jpg, The former convent used by the Felician Sisters, who taught at the school, now the Saint John Paul II Parish Center File:2020 St. Stanislaus Center Rectory, Amsterdam.jpg, The rectory

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St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church of Amsterdam, NY U.S.A.
Roman Catholic churches in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) Roman Catholic churches completed in 1897 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Churches in Montgomery County, New York Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Albany National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub