The cathedral building extends in width on Clinton Street and in length on Locust Street , and the main body of the church is tall . The high campanile on the right side of the facade was built in an Italianate style , with decorative details illustrating ecclesiastical ceremonies and traditions . St Mark 's Campanile in Venice , Italy was the inspiration for this tower . Given that the original campanile in Venice collapsed in 1902 and was rebuilt two years later , this one in Johnstown is nearly a decade older . The smaller , tall tower on the left houses the church 's bell , which once occupied the tower of an older church in Johnstown . The bell had survived a fall from its belfry during the 1889 Johnstown Flood , and was recast in 1890
1889 Johnstown Flood
Johnstown Flood
St. John Gualbert Cathedral (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)