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St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Apartment building in 2013
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Location	419 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°15′29″N 75°52′3″W / 41.25806°N 75.86750°W / 41.25806; -75.86750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
Architect	Howley, John J.; Cuppels, Frank J.
NRHP reference No.	03000721
Added to NRHP	July 30, 2003

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building is a historic former Roman Catholic church and school building at 419 N. Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.

Description

It was built in 1929, and is a three-story, red brick and cut stone building. It has a three bay front and measures 63 feet, 6 inches, wide and 124 feet, 2 inches deep. The school closed in 1971, and parish in 1994. Between 2000 and 2003, the building was renovated into 24 one-bedroom apartments.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-13. Note: This includes Robert Janosov and Lawrence Newman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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