Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory
National Register of Historic Places

Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Listed
March 13, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001439

About this property

Old St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Cincinnati's historic Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. It is the oldest continually-used house of worship in Cincinnati. Old St. Mary's is the oldest church in Cincinnati, and since 2017, home to The Cincinnati Oratory, a society of priests and brothers of The Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. The church was organized in 1840 by German immigrants, at a time of dramatic growth in the city's population. Designed in the Greek Revival style by Franz Ignatz Erd, it is the second-oldest German-Catholic parish in the city and the oldest standing church in Cincinnati. The church is 142 feet long, 66 feet wide and with a steeple 170 feet tall. When built, it was the largest church in the Ohio Valley. The original church was dedicated on July 3, 1842.

Location

123 E. 13th St.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
39.10968, -84.51202

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Sources

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When was Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory listed on the National Register?

Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory?

Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Old St. Mary's Church, School and Rectory is recorded as the industrial era.

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