page_title: St. Mary's Catholic Church (Delaware, Ohio)
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: St. Mary's Catholic Church (Delaware, Ohio) / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Saint Mary Catholic Church (Delaware, Ohio) - interior, nave
context_page_description: St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic parish church in the city of Delaware, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1880s, this grand building is home to a congregation established in the middle of the nineteenth century. Its grand style has long made it a community landmark, and it was named a historic landmark in 1980.
context_section_description: St. Mary's is a brick structure supported on a foundation of limestone and covered with a slate roof.  Designed by Adolphus Druiding, the building is a Gothic Revival structure dominated by a pair of towers on the facade.  The towers sit on either side of the gabled main portion of the building; the tower on the right, as seen by a person facing the building, is substantially taller than the tower on the left.  Six ogive windows pierce the side, one per bay, while individual and paired windows are placed on various heights in the towers; clocks are set in the taller tower, and both are topped with tall spires that can be seen throughout Delaware.  Extensive and ornate detailing is present, including numerous wood carvings, elaborate stained glass in the windows, and decorative placement of bricks.  Inside, columns separate the nave from the side aisles, and the two altars are built of wood that has been both painted and carven.  The extensive artisanship of the church makes it differ greatly from the rectory; although three stories tall and built of brick, it is far plainer than the church.
caption: The church nave.
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