Annunciation Church (Houston) Explained

Annunciation Church
Location:1618 Texas Ave., Houston, Texas
Coordinates:29.7564°N -95.3569°W
Built:1869
Architect:Clayton, Nicholas
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:November 03, 1975
Refnum:75001988
Designated Other1:RTHL
Designated Other1 Date:1969
Designated Other1 Number:10596
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Annunciation Church is a Catholic church located at the corner of Texas Avenue and Crawford Street in Downtown Houston, Texas.

History

Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation." The original architect is unknown, but was dedicated on September 10, 1871. Nicholas Clayton altered the building, adding the bell tower twin towers in 1884.[1]

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The church remains Houston's oldest existing church and, as such, the property was eventually faced with a foundation problem. A large void had developed underneath the church's southwest corner and, symptomatically, the foundation subsided. Through a polymer injection process work at Annunciation Catholic Church was completed in two days with minimal disruption to mass and parishioners.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Sister Mary Brendan O'Donnell, "CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, HOUSTON," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ivc01), accessed November 11, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
  2. Web site: Polyurethane Foundation Repair - Concrete Lifting & Leveling.