Church of the Sacred Heart (Richmond, Virginia)

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The Church of the Sacred Heart
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The Church of the Sacred Heart in 2011.
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Location1401 Perry St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′21″N77°26′57″W / 37.52250°N 77.44917°W / 37.52250; -77.44917
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
ArchitectMcGuire, Joseph Hubert, Sitterding, Fritz
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 02001368 [1]
VLR No.127-0676
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 2002
Designated VLRSeptember 11, 2002 [2]

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]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

History

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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Logan, Mrs John A. (1912). The Part Taken by Women in American History. Perry-Nalle publishing Company. p. 536 – via Wikisource.
  5. ↑ Lafort, Remigius. The Catholic Church in the United States, New York. The Catholic Editing Company. 1914, p. 148
  6. ↑ Lafort, p. 159


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