The merges, part of the diocese’s “Road to Renewal” program, will be finalized later this summer.
On its website, the Buffalo preservation group says that most of the churches it is working to save — about 15 all told — are “deeply at risk of vacancy and demolition because they have minimal or zero preservation protections.”
The campaign will focus on “submitting a local landmark application for each church to the City of Buffalo” as well as submitting a “determination of eligibility” application to the New York State Historic Preservation Office when necessary.
Each application costs about $2,500 to complete, the group said. The organization is soliciting donations to meet that goal.
Preservation Buffalo Niagara said it would also “provide resources for churches as they come in,” though it said most grant funding for historical churches “requires either National Register of Historic Places status or being a local landmark within the City of Buffalo.”
“That is why this local landmark campaign is so important to do,” the group said.
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