Completed 1967 Phone +1 203-847-4549 Construction started 1966 | Opened 1967 Architectural style Modern architecture | |
Client Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport Address 25 France St, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport Similar St Ladislaus Church, Saint Thomas the Apostl, St Jerome Church, Saint Maurice Church, St Benedict's Church Profiles | ||
St. Philip is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
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History
The parish of St. Philip was established in 1964 as one of three to be carved out of the large St. Mary's Parish.
Buildings
The church design dates from around the 1964 establishment of the parish. The church was built 1966-1967 to the designs of local resident and parishioner, architect George J. Lechner, who was an architect draftsman for the firm of Lyons and Mather. The building received the Excellence in Architecture Award from the Association for a Better Community Design. Lechner designed the church to resemble a Middle-Eastern tent, as the tent is considered one of the first architectural forms in ancient tradition. The contract was awarded in 1967 and the church completed in 1969.