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| St. Anthony Church, 2002 | Interior of church, circa 1990 |
St. Anthony, Homestead
St. Anthony was founded in 1899 as a Polish ethnic parish. The parish was created to serve the Polish immigrants to the area. Work on the church began on September 12, 1899, and the finished building was dedicated on February 25, 1900. The first floor of the church served as school while the second floor was used as the church.
In the early 1940's, the church had to give way to mill expansion. The cornerstone of a new church was laid on May 10, 1942 and the church was dedicated before the end of the year.
As the growth of industry at the end of the nineteenth century led to the creation of the parish, the loss of industry at the end of the twentieth century led to the end of the parish. In 1992 St. Anthony merged with seven other parishes to form St. Maximilian Kolbe parish. However, St. Anthony church remains open and serves as a worship site for the new parish.
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| St. Anthony Church, 2002 | Interior of church, circa 1990 |
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