Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

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Holy Family Church
Church, seen from the northwest, across Izard Street
Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska) is located in Nebraska
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°16′6.75″N 95°56′20.01″W / 41.2685417°N 95.9388917°W / 41.2685417; -95.9388917Coordinates: 41°16′6.75″N 95°56′20.01″W / 41.2685417°N 95.9388917°W / 41.2685417; -95.9388917
Built: 1883[2]
Architect: Cleves Bros.; Et al.
Architectural style: Gothic
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 86001715[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: July 17, 1986
Designated OMAL: October 22, 1985[2]

Holy Family Church was built in 1883 at 1715 Izard Street, at the intersections of 18th and Izard Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska. It is the oldest existing Catholic Church in Omaha, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Holy Family Church was built in 1883 for Irish railroad workers and their families. It was designed by Omaha architects Charles and August Cleves[3] in Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival Style. The complex includes a parish church, school and rectory. Later, the church served Omaha's growing Italian immigrant community. Priests at Holy Family Church were ultimately responsible for establishing Creighton University in the late 1800s.[4] There was also a priest assigned to serve the Omaha's Czech immigrant community in 1915.[5]

Holy Family Church was regarded as a center of progressive activism in the 1960s and 1970s under the pastorate of Father John McCaslin. David Rice, of the Rice/Poindexter Case, was a guitar player at the church in the early 1970s.

The building was designated an Omaha landmark in 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. According to the City of Omaha, Holy Family is the oldest remaining brick church structure in the city.[6]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. 
  2. ^ a b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-05. 
  3. ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  4. ^ McDermott, C., Hunt, M. and McDermott, R. (nd) The Creighton University: Its Story. 1878-1937. Retrieved 5/2/07.
  5. ^ (nd) Catholics in Nebraska: Catholic Parishes. Retrieved 5/2/07.
  6. ^ (nd) Holy Family Church City of Omaha Landmarks. Retrieved 5/2/07.

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