St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)
| St. Aloysius Church | |
|---|---|
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 St. Aloysius Church | |
| Location | 19 Eye Street, NW Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedicated | October 16, 1859 |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Chapel of Ease and High School chapel. Former Parish church |
| Architect(s) | Benedict Sestini, SJ |
Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Completed | 1859 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Washington Jesuit Maryland Province |
| Archdiocese | Washington |
St. Aloysius Catholic Church | |
  Location within Central Washington, D.C.  Location within the District of Columbia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 19 I St., NW. (at N. Capitol St.), Washington, District of Columbia |
| Coordinates | 38°54′5″N 77°0′36″W / 38.90139°N 77.01000°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Sestini, Benedict |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002116[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 26, 1973 |
| Designated DCIHS | March 7, 1968[2] |
St. Aloysius Catholic Church was a Roman Catholic parish church constructed in 1859 at 19 I Street in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, D. C.[citation needed] It was administered by the Jesuits since its founding and is physically connected to Gonzaga College High School, to which it is physically connected.[citation needed] The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012 the parish was closed and merged with Holy Redeemer church.[3]
On April 6, 2017, a tornado hit the church, destroying part of the roof and causing damage to the interior.[4]
Notable pastors
[edit]- Anthony Kohlmann (1821–1824)[5]
- Burchard Villiger (1857–1858)[5]
- Charles H. Stonestreet (1858–1860)[5]
- William Francis Clarke (1860–1861)[5]
- James Clark (1868–1874)[5]
- Robert J. Fulton (1881–1882)[5]
- Edward A. McGurk (1885–1890)[5]
- Cornelius Gillespie (1890–1898)[5]
- Joseph J. Himmel (1907)[5]
- Charles W. Lyons (1907–1909)[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). District of Columbia Office of Planning. Inventory S. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ↑ Boorstein, Michelle (June 19, 2012). "Shrinking Jesuit population forces closing of D.C.'s St. Aloysius Gonzaga parish". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Samenow, Jason (April 7, 2017). "Multiple tornadoes hit the D.C. area Thursday. We have video evidence". The Washington Post.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Catholic Church in the United States of America 1914, p. 112
Sources
[edit]- The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Vol. 3. New York: Catholic Editing Company. 1914. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
- Monagan John S. "Horace: Priest of the People", Washington, D.C. Rose Hill Books, 1985. pp. 113–121.
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- Irish-American culture in Washington, D.C.
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- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1859
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Religious organizations established in 1859
- Roman Catholic church buildings in Washington, D.C.
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in Washington, D.C.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- 1859 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Society of Jesus in Washington, D.C.
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites