St. Mary's Catholic Church | |
![]() St. Mary's Church in 2024 | |
Location | 446 KS 137, Purcell, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 39°40′54″N95°19′49″W / 39.68167°N 95.33028°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1896 |
Built by | Mathias Schnell |
Architect | J.H. Bennet |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 01000413 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 25, 2001 |
The St. Mary's Catholic Church in Purcell, Kansas is a historic Roman Catholic church which was built in 1896. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It is a red brick Late Gothic Revival-style church with a central tower having a bell and a steeple; the steeple rises to 112 feet (34 m). [2]
It is located at the intersection of Highways 20 and 137, on the path of the original Pony Express trail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. [2]