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:The main entry way was in the center of the building and led up to the upper floor. There were also doors on the east and west sides of the building that allowed easy exit from the lower floor. There may also have been an exit on the south side of the school that led to the playground, but I don't recall ever using it so it may have been blocked off by the 1950's. | :The main entry way was in the center of the building and led up to the upper floor. There were also doors on the east and west sides of the building that allowed easy exit from the lower floor. There may also have been an exit on the south side of the school that led to the playground, but I don't recall ever using it so it may have been blocked off by the 1950's. | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 24 May 2008
PARISH IN JEOPARDY!
St. Barbara's is in need of new parishioners and old parishioners! Currently there are about three hundred + families registered. We need to get the word out to former parishioners and all interested to come back to church and register or the parish may possibly close.
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Church History
- St. Barbara's, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 on Valley Road.
- The location made it difficult for parishioners from around Denison Avenue to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy.
- When the church burnt down in 1913, some parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison.
- In 1916, Bishop John P. Ferrelly purchased six lots from Caroline Loomis. The lots, part of the Petty and Baldwin Allotment, were all facing north on Denison Avenue.
 Land purchased for the original St. Barbara Church on Valley Rd. |
 Land purchased along Denison Ave. for St. Barbara Church and School |
Architect's drawing of the proposed new church (shows slight differences of the windows) |
 1925 view of the Rectory |
 Rectory at 1505 Denison Ave. |
 Hall at the corner of W.15th and Denison |
 St. Barbara's Church |
"In the Polish parish of St. Barbara, Father Joseph S. Jarosz broke ground on Denison Avenue at West 15th Street in July, 1950, for the construction of a new brick church in the Lombard round-arch style, capable of seating 650 people. Distinctive of the attractive structure is a 65-foot tower and the stained glass windows dipicting the seven sacraments. Archbishop Hoban dedicated it July 13, 1952"
--Source: "History of the DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND", page 422
- This Polish parish was known as Barbarowa, pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa".
 Golden Jubilee card from 1955 |
 Golden Jubilee card from 1955 |
 Diamond Jubilee Book |
 Diamond Jubilee news article from 1980 |
 100th Anniversary Book |
Special resources:
Pastors
- 1908 - Fr. Julius Paczuski
- 1909-1909 - Fr. Joseph P. Kocinski
- 1909-1910 - Fr. Camillus Sierputowski
- 1910 - Fr. Thomas Krakowiak
- 1910-1911 - Fr. Paul Koszyk
- 1911-1918 - Fr. Paul Szulerecki
- 1918-1922 - Fr. John Zeglen
- 1922-1927 - Fr. John Solinski
- 1927-1929 - Fr. Leo A. Sztupek
- 1929-1970 - Fr. Joseph Jarosz
- 1970-1997 - Fr. Chester Cudnik
- 1997-present - Fr. Michael S. Dyrcz
Assistants
- 1939-1942 - Rev. Joseph Gorski
- 1942-1943; 1962-1963 - Rev. Edmund F. Kuczmarski
- 1944-1948 - Rev. Francis J. Szczepanski
- 1948-1954 - Rev. Edward F. Gackowski
- 1954-1958 - Rev. Stanley A. Cymanski
- 1958-1962 - Rev. Chester C. Cudnik
- 1963-1965 - Rev. John A. Kusiak
- 1965-1971 - Rev. Thaddeus Swirski
- 1997-1997 - Rev. Michael S. Dyrcz
Parishioners
- St. Barbara's parishioners and students(1965)
- An Excel spreadsheet with various sorted views
- Submitted by Clement Ras
Polish Song Book
- Do you remember the black Polish songbook that we had in church back in the 1950's?.
- Some of the songs inside were always sung at Christmas....
- Click any title to view the lyrics: (use the control at the top of this page to hear Lulajze Jezuniu)
Lulajze Jezuniu
Wsród Nocnej Ciszy
Dzisiaj w Betlejem
Gdy sie Chrystus rodzi
Przybiezeli do Betlejem
Aniol Pasterzom Mowil
- [NOTE: Many, many thanks to Carole Zanath for locating a copy of this book for me! I was thrilled when it arrived in the mail. Funny how a little nostalgia warms the heart.]
Organizations
- Some of the male parishioners organized as the Brooklyn American Polish Civic Club. Later this club evolved into the St. Joseph Lodge and the Merrymen's Club. Meetings were held in the large brick two story house on the northeast corner of West 14th and Denison Ave.
- 1964
- President -- Frank Franks
- Secretary -- Walter Dziedzina
- 1965
- President -- William Yuschik
- Treasurer -- Walter Dziedzina
Transition
- In the early 1960's, word came down from Cuyahoga County officials that a proposed highway would bisect the neighborhood. This was bad news for the people who had bought their homes and planned to live the rest of their lives there. A study of deed transfers shows that a small number of speculators jumped in and bought some properties. They probably knew what sort of price the State of Ohio Dept. of Transporatation was paying for properties acquired for freeways and paid the frantic sellers a lower price, hoping to make a profit from the true value. On the flip side of the coin, the sellers may have wanted to move quickly instead of waiting for the slow wheels of government to move, so jumped at the chance to be out of their property.
- After all the property was bought up on the east side of W.15th, the west side of W.14th and the north side of Redman, bulldozers moved in to begin demolition. It was an odd sight to be able to see straight across from the houses that were left on the eastern portion over to the houses that were on the western side.
SBS School History
- Built in 1925 and dedicated on October 11th of that year, the school was located at 1515 Denison Ave. The elementary school of St. Barbara's served the Polish community by providing education for children from Kindergarten thru 8th grade. Kindergarten classes weren't offered until the mid-1940's.
- The main entry way was in the center of the building and led up to the upper floor. There were also doors on the east and west sides of the building that allowed easy exit from the lower floor. There may also have been an exit on the south side of the school that led to the playground, but I don't recall ever using it so it may have been blocked off by the 1950's.
- The upper floor had four classrooms with some grades doubling up when the class sizes were too small to warrant their own room. Also on this floor was the Principal's office and the nurse's room.
- The lower floor not only had two classrooms, but also the lavatories, boiler room, and the church. Later, after the church was moved to it's new building on the corner of West 15th and Denison Ave., the church area was turned into a gym where the children could exercise, have lunch, and watch movies.
- Each classroom had what was referred to as a "cloak room" where students could hang up their coats on hooks that ran along the wall. There was no such thing as individual lockers. The cloak room typically ran along the width of the room and had an entrance at each end.
- The Sisters of Saint Joseph order served as teaching staff at the school. The nuns lived in the convent house located behind the school building. The convent was originally a wood frame house. Later it was moved to Botany Ave near West 14th St. and a new brick convent was constructed on the old lot on West 16th St.
- When the Jennings Freeway construction carved up part of the neighborhood surrounding the school, enrollment dropped dramatically. By 1968, only 103 students had signed up. Regretfully, the school closed its doors for good after that school year.
 St. Barbara's Elementary School - Architect's rendering showing the originally planned two story building. |
 St. Barbara's Elementary School |
 St. Barbara's Elementary School |
 Original convent house |
SBS Photo Album
- See the St. Barbara's School Photo Album for class pictures.
SBS School Dedication Film
- St. Barbara's School Dedication -- 1925 film of the new school dedication and students.
SBS Class Lists
- See the St. Barbara Class Lists for student names.
Additonal Readings
- Miller, Carol Poh, 1950-
- Barbarowa: cultural resource report on a neighborhood of Cleveland. [1993]
- F499.C66 B376 1993a
- Miller, Carol Poh, 1950-
- Mihal, John
- "The Poles." Cleveland News, Jan. 11, 1941.
- "Polish community nestles in 'forgotten' corner of city.", . Harvard-Denison Bridge area Poles of Cleveland.
- Wang, Charissa Y. (editor)
- A history of the Barbarowa Neighborhood, Cleveland, Ohio
- submitted by Hardlines: Design & Delineation ; submitted to
- Burgess and Niple, Limited ; contributors, Roy A. Hampton
- III, historian.
- Barbarowa Neighborhood, Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio : Hardlines, [1999]
- Item Description: 77 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
- F499.C66 B37 1999
Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were:
- Kantowa (University Hts, also known as the Tremont area)
- -- See the Tremont webpage by Pat Schmidt --
- Krakowa (Lansing Ave. and East 71st)
- Jackowa
- Josephatowa (East 33rd and St. Clair)
- Poznan (near East 79th and St. Clair Ave.)
- Warszawa (East 65th near Fleet Ave.)
St. Barbara Church
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St. Barbara's School History
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St. Barbara Class Lists
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Photo Albums
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