Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District
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.
See also
- Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, abutting the Holy Family HD on the west, and south of the Upriver HD
- Upriver Residential District, adjacent to the Woodlawn HD, on the west
- Woodlawn Historic District, another historically black neighborhood historic district (HD)
- Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, on river side of On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
- Downriver Residential Historic District, further south below the On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
- Clifton Heights Historic District, on the river side of the Upriver HD
- Cemetery Bluff District
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Warren Miller (February 17, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
External links
Media related to Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District at Wikimedia Commons