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Sacred Heart Church complex
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Location
198 Emslie Street, Buffalo NY 14206
- Google Bird's Eye View
- Ellicott Council District
- SBL: 111.66-9-1
- Erie County Property Info
- County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
- City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
- Next to: Sacred Heart School
- Adjacent to: Sacred Heart Rectory, Sacred Heart Convent
Owner
- RUGO HOLDINGS INC as of October 2020
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
- Former Roman Catholic Church, Rectory and Convent.
Current Condition
- Vacant, windows broken
History
- 1875 - Sacred Heart Catholic Church began near the site of the Larkin Administration Building
- 1913 - Money from the sale of the original church to Larkin was used to build the current complex fixBuffalo
- 1973 - The Catholic diocese closed the parish and sold the complex to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who later struggled to maintain them. Buffalo News
- 1983 - 'The propane explosion at a North Division Street warehouse that killed seven people blew out many of the windows in the Sacred Heart buildings.' Buffalo News
- 1988 - Purchased by Rev. Ronald P. Kirk's Witness Cathedral of Faith C.O.G.I.C.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- December 27, 2008 - The school was demolished at taxpayer expense of $163,000
- March 17, 2011 - Buffalo's Housing Court Judge Patrick Carney issued an arrest warrant for Rev. Kirk fixBuffalo
- February 2012 - Housing Court Judge Patrick Carney issued a demolition order for the church fixBuffalo
- 2015 - Owner listed as BATES SHERYL
- 2016 - Owner listed as TAMIM TASIN TECHNICAL WORKS AMERICA LLC
- 2017 - Owner BADIUZZAMAN MD, then later in the year listed as NZO KEN PROTAIS
- June 20, 2017 - The rectory was demolished
- 2020 - Owner listed as RUGO HOLDINGS INC
- March 2021 - Restoration work being done.
Other Pertinent Facts
- The parcel contained 4 buildings:
- The church - - At risk of demolition by housing court order
- The school - Demolished December 2008
- The rectory - Demolished June 2017
- The convent - At risk of demolition by neglect
Links
- fixBuffalo, February 2012 - Sacred Heart Church: Slated for the Landfill
- Buffalo News December, 2009 - Is abandoning a church an act of bad faith? Congregants moving from derelict complex leave a trail of unpaid bills, taxes behind
- fixBuffalo - Church History (34MB pdf)
- fixBuffalo - Church image archive (David Torke)
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Added 2013-01-07 • Last changed 2021-04-13