Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church is a Roman Catholic church in Oreana, Idaho. The church's building was built c. 1883, originally to house Oreana's general store and post office. It was renovated in 1961 as a church.
Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church | |
 Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church in 2015 | |
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| Location | Oreana Loop Road Oreana, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°02′25″N 116°23′41″W / 43.040287°N 116.394637°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001333[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1980 |
Description edit
When the building was constructed, it was part of a corner which included Oreana's saloon, hotel, and school; the general store building is the only surviving structure from this set. The lava rock building features a false front and a wooden cornice atop its parapet roofline. In addition to serving as a general store, the building also house Oreana's first post office, which opened in 1885. In 1961, the building was renovated to become a Catholic church; the renovation project added a number of Gothic features but left the building's overall design intact.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jennifer Eastman Attebery (September 20, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
External links edit
- [1] St. Paul's Catholic Church and School for expanded history