St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex
Why it's listed
St. Bridget's is a Catholic church complex on Church Street in Bloomfield, New York, covering about eight acres. Its centerpiece is a brick church built in 1874-75, designed in a restrained Italianate and Romanesque Revival manner with a slate gable roof, bracketed eaves, round-arched stained-glass windows and a wooden bell tower. Nearby are a Colonial Revival rectory built in 1897 by the Neenan Brothers, a 1904 carriage barn, and a six-acre cemetery begun in 1866 that holds several hundred markers. A 1964 parish hall does not contribute to the property's significance. The complex was listed for its architecture and for its link to the area's Irish Catholic community. Families arrived in the early 1840s to work on the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad, the parish was organized in 1850, and a frame church followed in 1852. The present church replaced it as the congregation grew, and the complex remains a local landmark.
Significance in brief: The complex is significant under Criterion C as an intact group of late nineteenth and early twentieth century religious, domestic and funerary design. The church is a late Victorian eclectic building in the Italianate/Romanesque Revival taste, and the rectory is a Colonial Revival house. Under Criterion A it is tied to the working-class Irish Catholic community that settled in East Bloomfield in the early 1840s.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 92001052, listed August 28, 1992. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 15 Church St., between Church and Michigan Sts., Bloomfield |
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| County | Ontario County |
| Listed | August 28, 1992 |
| Reference number | 92001052 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1866 - 1942 |
| Architect / builder | Rectory: Neenan Brothers; church: unknown, remodeled by the Neenan Brothers |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian; Italianate (church with Romanesque Revival features); Colonial Revival (rectory) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Art, European, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The church, cemetery and related buildings are listed as in continued religious use. The cemetery has been in continuous use since 1866. The rectory has recently been sheathed in vinyl siding. |
| Acreage | 8 |
| Coordinates | 42.90055, -77.43235 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 92001052.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7587368
- This listing as JSON
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