National Register of Historic Places

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage

Rich Fountain, Osage County, Missouri
Listed
September 8, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003155

About this property

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage is a historic Roman Catholic church located on Route U in Rich Fountain in Osage County, Missouri. The church was built in 1879, and is a one-story, rectangular building constructed of cut- and squared buff-limestone rubble blocks. It measures approximately 45 feet by 140 feet and has a gabled, red tile roof installed in 1925. The church displays vernacular Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival design elements. It features a bell and clock tower with its slate-shingled cone steeple, gabled vent dormers and Vendramini windows at cardinal points. The associated parsonage was built in 1881, and is a limestone rubble block building with segmental arched windows. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

Rich Fountain, Osage County, Missouri
38.39708, -91.88165

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Sources

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When was Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage listed on the National Register?

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage?

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage is recorded as the industrial era.

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