The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially Irish and German.[3]
The Church of the Sacred Heart | |
 The Church of the Sacred Heart in 2011. | |
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| Location | 1401 Perry St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°31′21″N 77°26′57″W / 37.52250°N 77.44917°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | McGuire, Joseph Hubert, Sitterding, Fritz |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001368[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0676 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 11, 2002[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
History edit
In 1901 Sacred Heart Church, designed by Joseph Hubert McGuire, was built using funding provided by Ida Mary Barry Ryan on land purchased in 1876 by Bishop James Gibbons.[4] Ryan and her husbland would later fund construction of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.[5] The first pastor was Rev. Thomas J. Waters.[6]
The parish hosts the South Richmond conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ Logan, Mrs John A. (1912). The Part Taken by Women in American History. Perry-Nalle publishing Company. p. 536 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Lafort, Remigius. The Catholic Church in the United States, New York. The Catholic Editing Company. 1914, p. 148
- ^ Lafort, p. 159
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