Troy Hill’s St. Nick’s remembered during vigil, prayer service
A candlelit vigil and prayer service was held at the site of the former St. Nick’s Croatian Catholic church along Route 28 in Troy Hill Dec. 7.
Monument to the Church of St. Nicholas in Pittsburgh (Croatia Brotherly Community in America)
To view the actual article in Croatian, visit the Croatia Brotherly Community in America website by clicking this link. To read the English translation of the article, click this link to download the Word document.
Site of former St. Nick’s Church remembered with marker
Rain fell on the site of the former St. Nicholas R.C. Croatian Church along Route 28 in Troy Hill during the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Dedication June 20 as if the Heavens too mourned the loss of America’s first Croatian Catholic congregation.
Historical Marker At Former Croatian Church Site Unveiled
The former St. Nicholas Croatian Church may no longer be there, but now there’s a memorial standing in its place.
Former North Side church, a Croatian enclave, now a memorial site
Officials and parishioners who fought for years to preserve St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church along Route 28 in Troy Hill gathered Saturday for a bittersweet ceremony dedicating a memorial wall where the church once stood.
Plaza, historic marker to memorialize St. Nicholas Church in Troy Hill
At the site of the former St. Nicholas Church on Route 28 in Troy Hill, a marker and plaza featuring the history and heritage of the church and its Croatian neighborhood will officially open with a public ceremony.
Route 28 retaining wall to bear artistic flair
After four years, construction on Route 28 is ending with an artistic flourish. Workers as of last week had completed installation of four of six art panels on a retaining wall, depicting the rich history of the area. The images were drawn from a time before motor vehicles became the dominant feature of the corridor.
Faith low for future of land
Let's say for a moment that you owned a house — the biggest and arguably once the nicest one in your neighborhood. It's on a prime piece of real estate. Your neighbors think it's beautiful. It's been standing for more than 100 years...
St. Nicholas Church site to get historical marker
St. Nicholas Church is gone, but the landmark building along Route 28 will be commemorated with one of 21 new state historical markers. The marker will become part of a memorial plaza that will pay tribute to the Croatian community that developed on Pittsburgh's North Side starting in the 1890s.