St. Aloysius Church (Pewee Valley, Kentucky)

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St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
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Location202 Mt. Mercy Dr., Peewee Valley, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°18′29″N85°29′30″W / 38.30806°N 85.49167°W / 38.30806; -85.49167
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Peewee Valley MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001983 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1989

St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church is a historic church at 202 Mt. Mercy Drive in Peewee Valley, Kentucky. It was built in 1914 and added to the National Register in 1989. [1]

It is a small Late Gothic Revival-style church. To its northeast is a historic rectory which has been so altered that it was deemed non-contributing, and a non-contributing 1950s school building associated with the church.

It is built of limestone. It has corner towers and a "boldly crenelated front vestibule". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Carolyn Brooks (July 30, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service . Retrieved November 22, 2017. With three photos.

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