From collection Place List - History Trust
"DeGrasse Fox along with Brooks White of Philadelphia, donated land for a new Catholic church building. Maine architect [sic.] , William Ralph Emerson, donated plans for the church. A masterpiece of Shingle style design, the church, which seated 300 people, was deemed too small for the growing village’s summer congregation. A new, stone church was built closer to town.... The spire and belfry resemble another church Emerson designed in Beverly, MA, St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. Sadly, St. Sylvia’s burned down in 1909" ("St. Sylvia’s Catholic Church // 1881-1909" at Buildings of New England [ https://buildingsofnewengland.com/2021/10/14/st-sylvias-catholic-church-1881-1909/ : accessed 26 March 2025]). Reported construction cost of $2600. Building destroyed.
