Church of the Visitation | |
Location | 222 N. Jefferson St., Huntsville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°43′58″N86°35′14″W / 34.73278°N 86.58722°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1877 |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Downtown Huntsville MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80000705 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1980 |
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St. Mary Church was built of limestone in a Romanesque Revival style. The façade is framed by two hexagonal towers; the spire of the north tower houses the bell, and is raised six feet (1.8 meters) above the south tower. The large central double entrance doors and smaller flanking doors are topped by an arched wooden infill panel. All openings on the façade are topped with projecting round stone arches, with the keystones and imposts projecting further. A stone belt course runs half-way up the front. Pilasters climb between the central and side doors and terminate about 5 feet (1.5 m) above the gable roof in a shallow gable wall. Crosses adorn this wall and the two towers. A semi-hexagonal apse is a later addition to the rear of the building. [2] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
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