Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Sixth & East Elizabeth Streets, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX
Summary
Significance: Sacred Heart Church was the first Catholic church for an English-speaking congregation in Brownsville. Built in 1913 by San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen, the church counted many of Brownsville's prominent English-speaking families including those whose names figure in Texas history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-80
Survey number: HABS TX-3283
Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
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catholic churches
brownsville tex
heart
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heart roman catholic church
east sixth
elizabeth
east elizabeth streets
brownsville
cameron
cameron county
texas
history of rome
kenneth l anderson
betty bird
brownsville city planning department
brownsville historical association
scott deneroff
susan dornbusch
bill engdahl
frederick bowen gaenslen
historic american buildings survey
matthew lowry
eduardo luaces
john p white
alan willig
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Date
1918 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Gaenslen, Frederick Bowen
Location
Brownsville (Tex.)
,
25.90445, -97.50175
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html