National Register of Historic Places

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
Listed
June 1, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000525

About this property

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church complex in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was built 1916–1917 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick, Classical Revival-style longitudinal-plan church. It was designed by the Carl Ruehrmurd of Richmond, Virginia. The front facade features a pedimented portico with four fluted Corinthian order columns. Associated with the church are the contributing rectory (1917), garage (1917), and prayer garden. The parish was established as a mission of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at Old Point Comfort in 1881. St. Alphonsus, an African American parish established in 1944, was merged with St. Vincent de Paul in 1970. This made it the first historic church in downtown Newport News to be racially integrated. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

230 33rd St.
Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
36.98330, -76.43199

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYRELIGIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Action at Newport News Point
1861Civil War
0.7 mi
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2.1 mi

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When was St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2005.

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

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The period of significance for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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