The Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, in Natchez, Mississippi, is a 9.2-acre (3.7 ha) historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1995.
Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District | |
 Holy Family Church | |
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| Location | Roughly along Aldrich, Old D'Evereux, St. Catherine, Abbott and Byrne Sts., Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°33′34″N 91°23′46″W / 31.55944°N 91.39611°W |
| Area | 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Ketteringham, William K. (Holy Family Church) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000855[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1995 |
Its most significant building is the Holy Family Church, the first African-American Catholic church in the state, dedicated in 1894 and staffed by the Josephites. It is Natchez's best piece of Gothic Revival architecture. The district as a whole is significant for its architecture and for its African-American historical associations.[2]
The listing included 49 contributing buildings and one other contributing site. It includes Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture.[1]
The area is a historically black neighborhood. The district is a cluster of buildings near to the Holy Family Catholic Church, which is on St. Catherine St., which was originally the old Natchez Trace.[2]
See also edit
- Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, abutting the Holy Family HD on the west, and south of the Upriver HD
- Upriver Residential District, adjacent to the Woodlawn HD, on the west
- Woodlawn Historic District, another historically black neighborhood historic district (HD)
- Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, on river side of On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
- Downriver Residential Historic District, further south below the On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
- Clifton Heights Historic District, on the river side of the Upriver HD
- Cemetery Bluff District
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Mary Warren Miller (February 17, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
External links edit
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