Annunciation Church
National Register of Historic Places

Annunciation Church

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
November 3, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001988

About this property

The Annunciation Church is a Catholic church located at the corner of Texas Avenue and Crawford Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation." The original architect is unknown, but was dedicated on September 10, 1871. Nicholas Clayton altered the building, adding the bell tower twin towers in 1884. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church remains Houston's oldest existing church and, as such, the property was eventually faced with a foundation problem. A large void had developed underneath the church's southwest corner and, symptomatically, the foundation subsided. Through a polymer injection process work at Annunciation Catholic Church was completed in two days with minimal disruption to mass and parishioners. National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Texas Media related to Church of the Annunciation (Houston, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1618 Texas Ave.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.75662, -95.35714

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURERELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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When was Annunciation Church listed on the National Register?

Annunciation Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Annunciation Church?

Annunciation Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Annunciation Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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