The Most Reverend Ignatius F. Horstmann founded the parish of Saint Ignatius of Antioch on
September 2, 1902. The following year, on March 15, 1903, the first parish meeting was held
in Howland's hall at the corner of Lorain and Minton Avenue.
On October 18, 1925, the cornerstone was laid for the present church. The grand structure
was designed by the architect E.T.P. Graham of Boston and completed in 1930. The church is
constructed of Bedford limestone in the Romanesque tradition, showing a Byzantine influence
in the slender marble columns of the recessed triple entrance and the delicacy of the stonework.
In 1984, the building was declared a landmark by the City of Cleveland.
Architects: Edward T.P. Graham
& F. Stillman Fish
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