St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School
St. Mary Of The Assumption Church and School | |
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40°38′24″N 111°29′38″W / 40.64000°N 111.49389°W / 40.64000; -111.49389 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1884 (1884) |
NRHP reference No. | 79002512[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 25, 1979 |
Saint Mary of the Assumption is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Park City, Utah, United States, in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Its historic former parish church, built in 1884 after a fire destroyed an earlier church during July 4 celebrations, is the oldest extant Catholic church in Utah and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1]
Description
The church and school are located next to each other with a connection to the rear. Both buildings are rectangular buff limestone structures, the school two stories in height, the church taller, but one story in height. The church features a large Gothic arch at the center entrance, flanked by large sash windows, with two smaller sashes close together in the loft over the main arch. A small wooden belfry tops the church. The school, to the left of the church, has a similar but smaller facade, the Gothic arch replaced by a plain rectangular doorway, with a flue in place of the church's belfry. Since both buildings are on a hillside above the street, the lot is fronted by a tall stone retaining wall.[2]
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History
The first church was built in 1881 to serve Park City's largely non-Mormon mining community, an anomaly in the Mormon-dominated state. The mining boom in the area around Park City brought miners, many of them Catholic, from all parts of the country.[2] The school was constructed in the early 1900s and staffed by the Sisters of the Holy Cross until its closure during the Great Depression.[3]
The complex was placed on the NRHP as St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School on January 25, 1970.[1] In 1991, Jim and Sally Ivers donated land for the construction of a new church, which was dedicated on August 15, 1997, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. The historic church is referred to as the Old Town Chapel.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Notarianni, Philip F. (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "History of St. Mary's", St. Mary of the Assumption Parish website, retrieved June 3, 2019
- ^ "Welcome". Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church.
External links
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- Saint Mary of the Assumption website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-35, "St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Park Avenue, Park City, Summit County, UT", 4 photos, 5 data pages
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