44 University Avenue, Akron; completed 1905. Romanesque.

Exterior: This church is faced with Berea Sandstone from Peninsula, Ohio. The stone is set in courses. Dark reddish brown concretionary bodies seen just to the bottom right of the cornerstone resemble those that can be seen today in Peninsula's Deep Lock Quarry. Six granodiorite columns at the entrance have intricately carved Berea Sandstone capitals.

Interior: Flooring and the wall border along the floor of the narthex includes Verde Antique marble. The altar is Italian marble.

Remarks: The contract for the 125 train-car loads of stone used for this church was with Frank Lukesh of the Peninsula quarries (Anonymous, 1997a). According to McGovern (1996), the St. Bernard location was the site of a quarry that supplied stone for Akron's St. Vincent Church.

References: Anonymous, 1997a.

 

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