Saint Boniface Parish:

Founded: 1862

Original Site: Corner of Chicago Av. & Carpenter St.

Patron: St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr, (716-755)

First Pastor: Reverend Phillip Albrecht

School Opened: 1867


St. Boniface Church

Address: 1358 W. Chestnut Street

Erected: 1902-1904

Seating: 900

Architect: Henry J. Schlacks

Style: Romanesque

Bell Towers: Four

Exterior Area: 80-218 Feet

Interior Area: 160 Feet Deep, 40 Feet Wide, 52 Feet High

Tallest Bell Tower: 150 Feet Tall

Original Construction Cost: $110,000.00

Dedicated: June 5th, 1904

Closed: June 3rd, 1990


St. Boniface School

Address: 1344 W. Chestnut Street

Erected: 1896

Rooms: Originally 12 classrooms plus an auditorium, meeting hall, kitchen and bowling alley

Merged: 1983 with St. Stanislaus Kostka School

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