THE DESIGN OF HOLY FAMILY CLEARLY MARKS IT AS A PRE VATICAN II CHURCH. BUILT IN 1927 AS A CHURCH/SCHOOL IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED AS A PARISH CHURCH. STANDING AS IT DOES ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, THE CHURCH CLEARLY PROCLAIMS THE CHURCH MILITANT OF THE IMMEDIATE POST WAR PERIOD. THE ORIGINS OF THE CHURCH CAN STILL BE CLEARLY SEEN IN THE TWO TIER STRUCTURE WITH CHURCH WINDOWS BELOW AND SCHOOL WINDOWS ABOVE.
THE AISELESS NAVE RISES ABOVE THE SITE PAST THE NAVE WINDOWS TO THE CELESTORY LEVEL. BECAUSE THE SITE SLOPES DOWNWARD, A SMALL CRYPT AREA IS LOCATED UNDER THE SANCTUARY. ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE PRE VATICAN II DESIGN OF THE CHURCH IS THE INTRAMURAL CONFESSIONAL PROTRUDING FROM THE MAIN WALL. AN INTERESTING FEATURE IS THE OLD STAIRWELL BY WHICH THE SCHOOL UPSTAIRS WAS ACCESSED.
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