St. Nicholas Croatian Church
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St. Nicholas Croatian Church
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| Location: | 24 Maryland Ave., Millvale, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°28′37.36″N 79°58′10.88″W / 40.4770444°N 79.9696889°WCoordinates: 40°28′37.36″N 79°58′10.88″W / 40.4770444°N 79.9696889°W |
| Built: | 1922 |
| Architect: | Frederick C. Sauer (1860–1942) |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private, Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh |
| NRHP Reference#: |
80003404 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | May 06, 1980 |
| Designated PHLF: | 1979[2] |
St. Nicholas Croatian Church is a Roman Catholic church in Millvale, Pennsylvania. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is noted for its murals by Maxo Vanka,[3] painted in 1937 and 1941, such as "Labor Sacrificed on the Altar of Greed"[4] and "The Capitalist".[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ St. Nicholas Website [1]
- ^ Zubrinic, Darko. "Croatian Art". http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/art.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ Petrucelli, Alan W. (2008). "A fresh look: Viewing Vranka murals a religious experience". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 14). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08196/896877-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
[edit] External links
- St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Parish Official site
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