Medicine Hat in Cypress County, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church / L'Église Catholique St. Patrick
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
1. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church / L'Église Catholique St. Patrick Marker
Built in 1912-1914, this church is a fine example of the Gothic Revival style, long favoured for ecclesiastical design in Canada. Gothic Revival churches were inspired by those of medieval Europe in plan, composition, and use of pointed openings, window tracery and buttresses. The paired towers and rose windows of this reinforced concrete church reveal the influence of the French Gothic Revival, while the pale, smooth surfaces are characteristic of the 20th century.
Cette église, construite entre 1912 et 1914, offre un bel exemple du néo-gothique, style longtemps privilégié pour l’architecture religieuse au Canada. Celui-ci s’inspirait des temples de l'Europe médiévale par le plan, la composition, les arcs brisés, le réseau des fenêtres et las contreforts. Les tours jumelées et les rosaces de ce bâtiment en béton armé révèlent l'influence du néo-gothique français, tandis que ses surfaces lisses et claires sont typiques de l’architecture du début du XXe siècle.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 50° 2.715′ N, 110° 40.85′ W. Marker is in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in Cypress County. Marker is on 2 Street Northeast just west of 2 Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the southwest corner of the subject church, facing 2 Street Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 238 2 Avenue Northeast, Medicine Hat AB T1A 6A1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. River Road — "Gunter's Folly" (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Finlay Bridge (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Finlay Bridge (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Central Motors, Empress Theater, Medicine Hat News (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Medicine Hat WW I 1914 - 1918 Veterans Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Historical Reflections (approx. half a kilometer away); Medicine Hat Veterans Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Medicine Hat Flood Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medicine Hat.
Regarding St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church / L'Église Catholique St. Patrick.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
2. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church / L'Église Catholique St. Patrick Marker
Also see . . .
1. St.Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
The St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church stands tall with its 170 foot gothic tower, and is said to be one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in all of North America. The construction of the church in 1912, called for challenging and novel building methods and resulted in a triumph of engineering-science for the time. This task required a continuous pouring of concrete, from the bottom of the foundation to the top of the highest cross which was achieved by a large motor-driven concrete mixer connected to a tower elevator. The concrete was hoisted by drum-and-cable and delivered to any part of the wall by large conveyor pipes. In 1912, all of this was achieved without the benefit of modern transit mix or concrete pumps.(Submitted on September 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church - National Historic Site of Canada.
St Patrick’s was designed by American architect Manley N. Cutter, using reinforced concrete. Key elements contributing to the heritage value of this site include: its location, slightly set back from(Submitted on September 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)the street, near the Finley bridge to downtown Medicine Hat; its features typical of the French-influenced Gothic Revival style, notably the twin towers with polygonal spires, the recessed pointed-arch central entrance, buttresses, clerestory windows, numerous pinnacles, pointed-arch windows with stained glass and tracery, and rose windows; the cruciform plan with a semi-circular apse, main nave and transepts; elements which reflected the original design of the church and its Gothic Revival style, including the hammer beam ceiling, installed between 1931 and 1932, the rose windows imported from France and added to the transepts in 1955, and the copper exterior roofing.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 20223. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (southeast elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
4. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (south/front elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
5. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
(statue at sanctuary entrance)
(statue at sanctuary entrance)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
6. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
(plaque at sanctuary entrance)
(plaque at sanctuary entrance)
Rt. Reverend E. J. McCoy
by
the parish organizations
as a mark of appreciation of
his pastoral care
March 17, 1954
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2022
7. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (southeast elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
