Architect Moeser & Bippus Phone +1 412-281-3141 | Designated 1998 Year built 1894 | |
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Location 89 Crawford Street (Hill District), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Address 91 Crawford St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA Parent organization United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Similar Church of the Epiphany, August Wilson Center for, Carlow University | ||
Church of St. Benedict the Moor, built in 1894, is a Roman Catholic church located at 89 Crawford Street in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, four predominantly African-American parishes were merged and consolidated at St. Benedict's. The 18-foot tall statue of St. Benedict the Moor by Frederick Charles Shrady was installed atop its tower in 1968.
The building was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1998.
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Church of St. Benedict the Moor (Pittsburgh) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA