Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church | |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, January 2015. | |
| Location | Berger St., Lawrenceburg, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′46″N 87°20′7″W / 35.24611°N 87.33528°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | German Catholic Churches and Cemeteries of Lawrence County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000093[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1984 |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church is a historic Roman Catholic church on Berger Street in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
The church was founded in 1869-70 for German Catholics settling in the Lawrenceburg area. The land for the church was purchased by the Cincinnati Homestead Society. Father Henry Hueser was the first priest; initially services were held in his house. The first church building was a frame building completed in 1872. The church's present brick building was completed in 1887, at which time the earlier frame church was converted into a school.[2] A new two-story school building was constructed in 1912, and stood for fifty years until it was replaced with a newer structure. A gymnasium was added to the school in 1990.[3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "A Brief History of Our Parish & School". Sacred Heart Catholic Church (website). Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Our History". Sacred Heart School. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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