Saturday, June 22, 2013

Continuing to chip away at Mary Help of Christians



The sidewalk shed arrived outside the the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and rectory on East 12th Street yesterday... today, we spotted a few workers atop the church ... this one had some kind of hammer and was banging away on foundation holding up the cross in the center...







Developer Douglas Steiner bought the property last fall for an unspecified residential complex.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Permits filed to demolish Mary Help of Christians church, school and rectory

Preservationists call for archeological review of former cemetery at Mary Help of Christians site

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They should at least preserve the façade like they did with St. Ann's, on E 12th Street instead of just being another building no one can afford to live in except yuppies.

Anonymous said...

I take back my earlier comment, I think I prefer a whole Church in all its glory rather than the folly of one.