Lackawanna in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Our Lady of Victory Basilica

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

1. Our Lady of Victory Basilica Marker

Inscription. Father Baker, Supt. of these charities (1882-1936), dedicated his life's work to Our Lady of Victory. He developed the institutions, founding the Infant Home, the Hospital, several schools and crowned his life by the building of the Basilica in 1928 from donations received from every state in the Union.

Erected by the Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee 1971

Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 42° 49.558′ N, 78° 49.422′ W. Marker is in Lackawanna, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road and South Park Avenue (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling east on Ridge Road. Marker is on north side of Ridge in front of a large building associated with the Basilica, but the basilica itself is on the south side of Ridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Father Baker's Gas Well (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clara A. Whealen (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); Col. John B. Weber (approx. 1.1 miles away); Industrial Icons (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ecological Restoration (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ship Canal Commons (approx. 1½ miles away); Hanna Furnace (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lackawanna.

Also see . . . Our Lady of Victory Basilica website. (Submitted on May 23, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Our Lady of Victory Basilica Marker as seen approaching from west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

2. Our Lady of Victory Basilica Marker as seen approaching from west

Our Lady of Victory Basilica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

3. Our Lady of Victory Basilica

The inside is very impressive. Along with many exquisitely executed carvings and paintings, there's a man-made grotto where Father Baker is interred, crafted of rock from Pompeii. Also, there are well over 1000 angels and cherubs carved and painted throughout. Entrance is free. Well worth the stop if you're in Buffalo for any length of time.

<i>Our Lady of Victory, Lackawanna, N. Y.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1930

4. Our Lady of Victory, Lackawanna, N. Y.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4. submitted on January 14, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.