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Church of the Sacred Heart (Richmond, Virginia)

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The Church of the Sacred Heart
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
The Church of the Sacred Heart in 2011.
The Church of the Sacred Heart in 2011.
Location 1401 Perry St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′21″N 77°26′57″W / 37.52250°N 77.44917°W
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1901
Architect McGuire, Joseph Hubert, Sitterding, Fritz
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 02001368[1]
VLR No. 127-0676
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 20, 2002
Designated VLR September 11, 2002[2]

The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially Irish and German.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

History

In 1901 Sacred Heart Church, designed by Joseph Hubert McGuire, was built using funding provided by Ida Mary Barry Ryan on land purchased in 1876 by Bishop James Gibbons.[4] Ryan and her husbland would later fund construction of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.[5] The first pastor was Rev. Thomas J. Waters.[6]

The parish hosts the South Richmond conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

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