| The Church of the Sacred Heart | |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 11, 2002[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 127-0676 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | 1401 Perry St., Richmond, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.5225°N -77.4492°W |
| Architect: | McGuire, Joseph Hubert, Sitterding, Fritz |
| Architecture: | Renaissance |
| Added: | November 20, 2002 |
| Refnum: | 02001368 |
The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially Irish and German.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
In 1901 Sacred Heart Church, designed by Joseph Hubert McGuire, was built using funding provided by Ida Mary Barry Ryan on land purchased in 1876 by Bishop James Gibbons.[3] Ryan and her husbland would later fund construction of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.[4] The first pastor was Rev. Thomas J. Waters.[5]
The parish hosts the South Richmond conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.