Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Sixth & East Elizabeth Streets, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX
Summary
Significance: Sacred Heart Church was the first Catholic church for an English-speaking congregation in Brownsville. Built in 1913 by San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen, the church counted many of Brownsville's prominent English-speaking families including those whose names figure in Texas history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-80
Survey number: HABS TX-3283
Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1918 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Gaenslen, Frederick Bowen
Location
Brownsville (Tex.), 25.90445, -97.50175
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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