St. Columba Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
St. Columba Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Church of St. Columba is a Roman Catholic church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The parish was formed in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood in 1915. After the mid-twentieth century baby boom, the church was expanding and needed a new building. Then-pastor Michael Casey contracted with architect Barry Byrne to design and construct the building. Byrne was based in Chicago and his formal schooling ended in the Ninth Grade.Millett, Larry. AIA guide to the Twin Cities: The essential source on the architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. 2007. 567-569 Byrne worked under Frank Lloyd Wright and was involved with the Prairie School of architecture before later turned towards Expressionist architecture.Gebhard, David, and Tom Martinson. A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. Minneapolis: Published by the University of Minnesota Press for the University Gallery of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Society of Architects, 1977. 95.Hoekstra, Joel. "Modern Love." Twin Cities Architecture. July 1, 2009. Accessed April 18, 2015. http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/July-2009/Modern-Love/. Byrne designed the building later in his career. Read more on Wikipedia
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