St. Theresa Catholic Church (Rhodelia, Kentucky)
St. Theresa Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in Rhodelia, Kentucky. It was built in 1855 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church | |
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| Nearest city | Rhodelia, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°01′48″N 86°26′20″W / 38.03000°N 86.43889°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Keely, William |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000635[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977 |
The current Gothic Revival church was designed by architect William Keely and was built during 1855–61.[2]
The church is at the center of one of the oldest Catholic settlements in the state of Kentucky, known today as "Kentucky's Holy Land". The enslaved mother and maternal grandparents of Venerable Augustus Tolton were parishioners at St Theresa until the 1830s.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Walter E. Langsam; Mary Cronan Oppel (November 30, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2018. With four photos from 1974.
- ^ Priest discovers Kentucky parish has ties to Father Augustus Tolton By Ruby Thomas, Catholic News Service, Monday, February 28, 2022.
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