tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post9111006528840521773..comments2023-10-04T09:20:52.513-07:00Comments on Brooklyn Catholic: Assumption parish, Brooklyn HeightsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-65806964337181095022009-07-04T13:42:05.632-07:002009-07-04T13:42:05.632-07:00A truly beautiful church; I walked past today and ...A truly beautiful church; I walked past today and looked in to see traditional architecture and frescoes, and was glad to see that it was lovingly taken care of; everything was in good repair despite its obvious age. I would have been glad to know which saints were depicted in the fresco medallions, and how they were chosen for inclusion.<br /><br />One question remains, though: the church seems to have been built in two parts. The street facade, in white brick (shown above) was built in 1908, but the main body of the church, in red brick, has a cornerstone that gives a date in the 1830s (I think 1831, with calendar date as well). That made me suspect that the white-brick part was built onto an older structure that predated the founding of the parish, but I couldn't find any mention of this in the parish history. Anyone know the story behind the two cornerstone dates?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587042746387020408noreply@blogger.com