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{{short description|Historic church in New York, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church
| nrhp_type    = hd
| nocat        = yes
| image        = Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Complex Nov 15.jpg
| caption      = Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, November 2015
| location     = 40 Benzinger St., [[Buffalo, New York]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|42|53|10|N|78|48|25|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = New York#USA
| built        = c. {{Start date|1912}}, 1932; 1933; 1948; 1964-1965
| architect    = Joseph E. Fronczak (church arch.); Robert Zinter (parish hall); Nicholas Zadorozhny (muralist)
| builder      =
| architecture = Byzantine Revival
| added        = August 10, 2015
| area         = {{convert|0.76|acre}}
| mpsub        =
| refnum       = 15000513<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20150821.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2015-08-21|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/10/15 through 8/14/15 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
}}
'''Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church''', also known as Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church is a historic [[church (building)|church]] complex and national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] located in the [[East Lovejoy, Buffalo|Lovejoy]] neighborhood of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Erie County, New York]]. The complex was built between 1912 and 1965 and consists of the yellow brick [[Byzantine Revival architecture|Byzantine Revival]] style, roughly 2-story church (designed in 1932 by architect Joseph E. Fronczak), a 1-story parish hall (designed in 1964 by Robert Zinter), a 2-story frame house that serves as a [[rectory]] (c. 1912), and a frame garage (c. 1912).  The church has a cross-in-square type plan, and the front facade features two 3-story towers.  It is the oldest Orthodox church in Buffalo and oldest in use in the [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey|Orthodox Diocese of New York and New Jersey]].<ref name="NysNrhpNom">{{cite web | url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ | title = Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)| publisher = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-02-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web | url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=331799&q=false | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church | accessdate = 2016-02-01 | author = Jennifer Walkowski | format = PDF| date=April 2015}} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=331802&q=false ''Accompanying photographs'']</ref>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2015.<ref name="nps"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.peterandpauloca.com/ SS. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Website]
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}
[[Category:Byzantine Revival architecture in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1932]]
[[Category:Churches in Buffalo, New York]]
[[Category:European-American culture in Buffalo, New York]]
[[Category:Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Orthodox Church in America churches]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Russian-American culture in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Historic districts in Buffalo, New York]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York]]
[[Category:Greek Orthodox churches in the United States]]
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