Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School is a historic church and school at 503 North Queen Street in Palestine, Texas. Built between 1890 and 1893, the structure was designed by prominent Texas architect Nicholas J. Clayton. It replaced an earlier Catholic church that was destroyed by fire.[citation needed]

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School
Sacred Heart Church in 2017
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School is located in Texas
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School is located in the United States
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School
Location503 N. Queen St.,
Palestine, Texas
Coordinates31°45′45″N 95°38′4″W / 31.76250°N 95.63444°W / 31.76250; -95.63444
Arealess than one acre
Built1968 (1968)
ArchitectNicholas J. Clayton
Architectural styleGothic
WebsiteSacred Heart Catholic Church
NRHP reference No.79002909[1]
RTHL No.8806
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1979
Designated RTHL1964

It served the railroad workers stationed in Palestine, which had a large depot of the International–Great Northern Railroad. The railway deeded the site to Bishop Dubuis of the Diocese of Galveston. The bricks were locally made from mud from the Trinity River. It is the best example of Victorian Gothic architecture in North East Texas.

Additional plots of land were acquired in the years after the church was built. The diocese added a parochial school and a cemetery.[2]

It was built in 1968. The church and school were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "History of Sacred Heart Church". Sacred Heart Palestine.
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