corner of West Vincent and Market Street, Akron; cornerstone laid in 1864, completed 1867, new addition added in the 1940s. Romanesque.

Exterior: The original stone used for this church is Sharon Conglomerate. This is a Pennsylvanian age rock unit that crops out in an east-west band that passes through Akron. It was quarried for building stone in the nineteenth century. The stone for this church is said to have come from a quarry at the site of St. Bernard Church in Akron (McGovern, 1996) or near St. Bernard from a quarry on Forge Street (Carney, 1997). Later, post-1937 additions were made with Berea Sandstone. The conglomerate contains pebbles and its bedding is striking. The Berea Sandstone used for the church lacks pebbles and has fine, horizontal stratification defined by small particles of reddish brown, iron-rich cement. The stone was cleaned in 1997 using heavy-duty detergent and water (Carney, 1997).

Interior: The altar and pulpit are made of several types of stone, including an orange breccia, Red Verona marble, and Botticino marble.

References: Carney, 1997

Detail of St. Vincent Church. Note pebbles in the Sharon Conglomerate used for this  church.

 

 

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