National Register of Historic Places

St. Patrick Catholic Church

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Listed
December 18, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003403

About this property

St. Patrick Catholic Church is a parish of the Catholic Church in Meridian, Mississippi, in the Diocese of Jackson. Its historic church, located at 2614 Davis Street, was designed by Alfred Zucker. Since 1995, St. Patrick's, the historically African-American parish of St. Joseph, and St. Joseph of Cupertino at Naval Air Station Meridian have operated as the Catholic Community of Meridian, sharing pastoral and administrative staff. Catholic missionaries from Paulding County arrived in 1853, and the community build its first church on the site in 1866, with 12 families on the roll. Its first resident parish priest, Fr. Louis Vally, arrived in 1868. Under his leadership the parish grew considerably, starting its parochial school in 1873 and acquiring land for its convent in 1877. It was also during Vally's tenure that the current Gothic Revival was built, in 1886.

Location

2614 Davis St.
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
32.36340, -88.70481

Categories

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Sources

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When was St. Patrick Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

St. Patrick Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979.

What type of historic resource is St. Patrick Catholic Church?

St. Patrick Catholic Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Patrick Catholic Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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