St. Louis Church (Louisville, Ohio) Explained

St. Louis Church
Coordinates:40.8389°N -81.2592°W
Built:1870–75
Architect:Father Louis Hoffer; Frank Walsh
Added:February 22, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79001951

St. Louis Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Louisville, Ohio. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

It was built in 1870–75 in a French Gothic/High Victorian Gothic style. It is rectangular, NaNfeet in plan, with two square 100feet tall towers. It served a community of French Catholic immigrants who left eastern France in 1826 and settled here. A brick church was built by 1838, which was demolished in 1869 to make room for the present church which was completed in 1875. It was designed by parish priest Father Louis Hoffer reportedly after the design of a small village cathedral in France. Its interior was designed by Cleveland architect Frank Walsh.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . 1999 . Somerset Publishers, Inc.. Lorrie K. Owen . October 14, 2019 . 3. 9781878592705 .