St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes
St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes | |
Location | 336 W. Pine St., Dwight, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°5′2″N 97°1′22″W / 41.08389°N 97.02278°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1914 |
Built by | Olsen, Henry |
Architect | Nachtigal, J.M. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08001132[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 2008 |
The St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes of Dwight, Nebraska, located at 336 W. Pine St., is a historic complex dating to 1914. It includes Late Gothic Revival architecture. Also known as Assumption Catholic Church and denoted as BU06-001, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included four contributing buildings and three contributing objects.[1]
The main part of the church, built in 1914, is about 155 by 43 feet (47 m × 13 m) in dimension. It was designed by Omaha architect J.M. Nachtigal and built by Henry Olson of Loup City. There is a 1921-built church school building, a 9-by-10-foot (2.7 m × 3.0 m) small chapel in the garden, and several shrines, fountains, and grottoes.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill E. Dolberg (August 14, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes / Assumption Catholic Church / BU06-001". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
External links
- More photos of the St. Mary of the Assumption complex (Dwight, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Nebraska
- Churches completed in 1914
- Buildings and structures in Butler County, Nebraska
- Grottoes
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Nebraska
- Nebraska Registered Historic Place stubs