Description
The St. Catherine of Siena Parish complex consists of four buildings: the parish school (1913), convent (1926), rectory (1926), and the church itself (1929). All buildings are bacsically Romanesque in style, with some Byzantine elements.
The church is the most visually catching structure. It is built in the form of a Latin cross, of mixed red and brown tapestry brick. The main facade has a gable from with a Romanesque arcaded portico containing the entrance and three tall windows above. A wheel window is placed in the pediment. Single-story wings with entrance doors flank the front, anda tower is located on one side of the church.
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