Holy Family Catholic Church

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Holy Family Catholic Church

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography and digital painting by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed in Jerome, Arizona HDR...

Considered the second oldest congregation in Jerome, formed in 1896, and the oldest within the current Phoenix Diocese, the Holy Family Catholic Church was originally placed under the Prescott Diocese and was administered by priests traveling from Prescott. Colloquially called the “miners’ church,” its epithet reflected the congregation’s largely Hispanic and European immigrant ancestry. Completed in 1900, this Gothic Revival ecclesiastical edifice is the second manifestation of the Holy Family Catholic Church. The first—a frame building on Giroux Street—was destroyed by the 1898 fire, prompting the congregation to rebuild with masonry. At the time of its construction, it cost $20,000.
Pointed-arch windows with etched and stained glass flank the entrance and march down the side elevations. The interior features wood floors, pressed-metal walls and ceilings painted white and accented by blue and gold trim, and an ornate altarpiece. The St. Louis–based Kilgen and Sons Pipe Organ Company designed an organ model specifically for small churches in the early 1900s and the Holy Family Catholic Church’s organ is one of only three extant, the most famous found in Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-H D R Photography
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Canon Full Frame Cameras
-USA Photographers ONLY
-Catholic Art Gallery
-Art From the Past with Human Touch
-Camera Art Group
-Just Perfect

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April 2nd, 2023

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