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Ecclesiastical Expert: Chester Oakley's Masterpieces in Western New York

By Clarence C. Picard - July 15, 2009

Chester Oakley always claimed his Shrine of North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY made his reputation, but the self-educated Buffalo architect left several remarkable landmarks in our region.

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