Assumption RC
Church - Table of
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Swiatek
Studios - Table of Contents
2010-2011
Renovation by Swiatek Studios - Assumption RC Church
435 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY 14207
Extensive
renovation took
place in 2010-11.
Exterior work included the repair
of the deteriorating brickwork and main roofs of the
84-year-old
structure.
Interior renovation
included new lighting fixtures and a return to the 1920s
decorative
scheme with additional borders around the arcades and the
stained
glass windows. The design for the borders was modeled after
the borders
around the sanctuary sgraffito murals by Jozef
Slawinski.
Overall direction of
the
renovation was determined by the pastor of the church, Reverend Richard Jedrzejewski.
Reverend
Jedrzejewski
was appointed in August of 1997 upon the retirement of the
former pastor. Father Richard was ordained at Assumption
Church in
October of 1974.
The interior renovation was undertaken by Swiatek Studios, Inc.
which
included the following artisans:
Henry
Swiatek, Jr.
Swiatek Studios was founded by Henry Swiatek Sr. (as H.
Swiatek
& Son in 1967) to provide restoration services to
churches and
historical landmarks. Their first church project was
in the late
1970s - in Assumption Church. They also did restoration work
in the the
church in 1988, so the 2010-11 renovation was
the company's third project in the church.
Brett Swiatek. Henry
Jr.'s son
and partner. His training included earning a degree at
Alfred
State University with a major in Fine Arts. His is the
main
designer in the studios and
designed the borders for the arcade and windows.
Stacey Swiatek.
Henry Jr.'s
daughter whose specialty is statue restoration. She painted
the
church's plaster
stations of the cross which were previously white and is
repainting the
many statues in the church.
Devin Simpson.
Henry
Jr.'s grandson. His specialties include stenciling and
gilding.
