St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission

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St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission
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Location314 Duss St., New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Coordinates 29°01′29″N80°55′59″W / 29.02465°N 80.93310°W / 29.02465; -80.93310
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000280 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 2007

The St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission is a historic building in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. Built in 1899 as Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Faulkner Street, it was relocated to 314 Duss Street in 1956 to serve as a Catholic Mission to the African-American community. [2] Today, it is the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum. [3] On April 13, 2007, the building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places application" . Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. "Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum". www.blackheritage.org. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places" . Retrieved August 14, 2016.