St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Newport News, Virginia) explained

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 16, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:121-0032
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:230 33rd St., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9831°N -76.4322°W
Built:-1917
Architect:Ruehrmund, Carl
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 2, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05000525

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church complex in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was built 1916–1917 and is a -story, brick, Classical Revival style longitudinal-plan church. It was designed by the Carl Ruehrmurd of Richmond, Virginia. The front facade features a pedimented portico with four fluted Corinthian order columns. Associated with the church are the contributing rectory (1917), garage (1917), and prayer garden. The parish was established as a mission of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at Old Point Comfort in 1881. St. Alphonsus, an African American parish established in 1944, was merged with St. Vincent de Paul in 1970. This made it the first historic church in downtown Newport News to be racially integrated.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Susan G. Horner. July 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo