Monday, January 28, 2008

Historic Catholic Churches of Cincinnati

In honor of Catholic Schools Week, I thought I'd post some photos of random Catholic Churches in Cincinnati. As a product of the Catholic schools I value the education I received. But what I appreciate almost as much is the fantastic architecture of Cincinnati’s Catholic churches!

Old St. Mary’s – Over the Rhine
Built: 1842
Arch: Franz Ignatz Erd
Style: Greek Revival

St. Peter in Chains – Downtown
Built: 1845
Arch: Henry Walter
Style: Greek Revival

Church of the Immaculate Conception – Mt. Adams
Built: 1860
Arch: Louis Picket
Style: Gothic Revival

St. Lawrence – Price Hill
Built: 1894
Arch: Unknown to me at this time
Style: Gothic Revival

Holy Cross – Mt. Adams
Built: 1895
Arch: Louis Picket
Style: Renaissance Revival

Holy Family – East Price Hill
Built: 1915
Arch: J.P. Sheblessy
Style: Baroque Revival

St. Catherine of Siena – Westwood
Built: 1923
Arch: Robert Crowe & Edward Schulte
Style: Romanesque Revival

St. Louis – Downtown
Built: 1928 (From 1870 – 1928, St. Ludwig Church stood on this site.)
Arch: Maginnis & Walsh
Style: Italian Romanesque Revival

St. William – Price Hill
Built: 1931
Arch: Unknown to me at this time
Style: Italian Romanesque Revival

Note: At some point in the future I want to post a multi-part series documenting every historic Catholic church in Cincinnati including date of construction, architect, and architectural style. This is just the beginning . . . and I have a long way to go.

3 comments:

Jimmy_James said...

Those churches are great! But how about some love for Mutter Gottes Kirche in Covington? Sure, it's not technically Cincinnati, but it's awfully close and it's gorgeous.

Dan said...

Veggie request some coverage of Covington's Riverwalk so I am working on making it across the river here soon.

Randy Simes said...

St. Theresa is another great one in Price Hill...actually one of my favorites.