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History
Of Saint Anthony's Parish Farnham, New York |
TITLE AND DATE
OF ORIGIN |
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| St. Anthony's Parish was established in 1904 by Bishop
Charles H. Colto Buffalo. The church property was acquired from Mr. &
Mrs. Salvatore Muscarelli and Charles Johnt. The church was named after
the beloved patron of Italy, St. Anthony of Padua because of the sizeable
number of Italian immigrants settling in the area near the turn of the
century. The official name and address is "Saint Anthony's Roman Catholic Church Society" of Farnham, New York . St. Anthony's was founded from the Catholic population of Most Precious Blood living in this area. It's pastor, Rev. Richard Burke, organized Catholic families in Farnham who vigorously supported him in the construction of the parish church and rectory which were started March 29, 1904. The property was purchased for $2100.00. |
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TERRITORIAL
DEVELOPMENT |
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| Saint Anthony's Parish was originally formed from the
Most Precious Blood Parish of Angola, New York . Its original boundaries
were Lake Erie , Cattaraugus Creek, Southwestern Boulevard, and Cain Road
. There have been no additions made to the original boundaries. There
have been no transfers of territory from the parish. The parish at Silver Creek was attended from Farnham from 1904-1908. |
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CHURCH PROPERTY |
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| Shortly after 1900 a number of Italian families came
to Farnham. The Reverend Richard, Burke, who was then Pastor at Angola
, organized them as a parish in 1904. He built a Church and Rectory, and
was the first one to say Mass there. The property is located at Commercial and Perry Streets. It was originally purchased from Salvatore Muscarelli at cost of $2100.00. The construction of the buildings began March 29, 1904 under the Stokes Brothers. The architect was Albert A. Post. The construction of the wooden Church cost $2500.00. The first Rectory at Farnham , New York was built in 1904, the same time as the Church. The construction of the first Rectory in 1904 was under the Stokes Brothers, with Albert A. Post as the architect. In 1925 a disastrous fire occurred which reduced the Church, Convent and Rectory to ruins. Father Patrick Rogers rebuilt the Church and Rectory at a cost of about $25,000.00. In 1934, Father Edward Fitzhenry added a second story to the Rectory at a cost of $6,000.00. |
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CATHOLIC POPULATION |
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| There were originally 75 families in the
parish. The predominant nationality is Italian. The outstanding lay pioneers
associated with the early history, of the parish are as follows: |
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