Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly along Aldrich, Old D'Evereux, St. Catherine, Abbott and Byrne Sts., Natchez, Mississippi |
Coordinates: | 31.5594°N -91.3961°W |
Built: | 1886 |
Architect: | Ketteringham, William K. (Holy Family Church) |
Architecture: | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
Added: | July 14, 1995 |
Refnum: | 95000855 |
The Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, in Natchez, Mississippi, is a 9.2acres historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1995.
Its most significant building is the Holy Family Church, the first African-American Catholic church in the state, dedicated in 1894 and staffed by the Josephites. It is Natchez's best piece of Gothic Revival architecture. The district as a whole is significant for its architecture and for its African-American historical associations.
The listing included 49 contributing buildings and one other contributing site. It includes Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture.
The area is a historically black neighborhood. The district is a cluster of buildings near to the Holy Family Catholic Church, which is on St. Catherine St., which was originally the old Natchez Trace.[1]