National Register of Historic Places

St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes

Dwight, Butler County, Nebraska
Listed
December 4, 2008
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
08001132

About this property

Assumption Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Dwight, Nebraska, within the David City deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. It is noted for the Late Gothic Revival architecture of its 1914 parish church and related buildings on its campus located at 336 W. Pine St. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 as St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes, denoted as BU06-001. The listing includes four contributing buildings and three contributing objects.

Location

336 W. Pine St.
Dwight, Butler County, Nebraska
41.08404, -97.02287

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When was St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes listed on the National Register?

St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2008.

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St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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