Church of the Holy Family (Columbus, Georgia) explained

Church of the Holy Family
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Style:Gothic Revival
Years Built:1877
Diocese:Savannah
Pastor:Father Ben Dallas
Deacon:Deacon DeWayne Tilman
Location:320 12th Street, Columbus GA 31901
Website:Official website
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Coordinates:32.4683°N -84.9883°W
Built:1877
Architect:Daniel Matthew Foley
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:September 29, 1980
Refnum:80001152

The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church located in Downtown Columbus, Georgia that was built in 1880. The Catholic church in Columbus had outgrown its original church built in 1829.

The church's architect/builder, Daniel Matthew Foley, had designed 16 other churches before coming to Columbus to design this church.It is the only Gothic Revival church in Columbus and "is an architectural as well as religious anchor point in the community."[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

It was listed on the National Register along with other historic properties identified in a large survey.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001152}} Historic Resources of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey-Inventory: Church of the Holy Family]. National Park Service. Nancy Alexander and Roger Harris . 1980 . March 26, 2017 . (with photo from 1980)
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000124}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Columbus Multiple Resource Area ]. . William R. Mitchell, Jr. . December 1978 . March 26, 2017 .