St. Francis Xavier Church (Manhattan)

[1][2] Its original sanctuary, designed by William Rodrigue, was the scene of a panic on March 8, 1877, when someone shouted "Fire!"

Designed by Irish-born architect Patrick Charles Keely in a "Roman Basilica" style[1]—the church has a Neo-baroque exterior[4] with a façade of bluish-gray granite quarried from Monson, Massachusetts, by the W.N.

Flynt Granite Co.[5] The main entrance is sheltered by a arcaded portico.

The stained-glass windows in a pre-Raphaelite style[6] are by the Morgan brothers, frequent collaborators of Keely.

[7] A campaign for the extensive restoration and preservation of the church began in 2001 and was completed in 2010 under the direction of EverGreene Architectural Arts and Thomas A. Fenniman, architect.

The original church of St. Francis Xavier Church as it was on the evening of March 8, 1877 when it was the scene of a great panic