Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

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Holy Family Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Omaha Landmark
Church, seen from the northwest, across Izard Street
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Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°16′6.75″N 95°56′20.01″W / 41.2685417°N 95.9388917°W / 41.2685417; -95.9388917Coordinates: 41°16′6.75″N 95°56′20.01″W / 41.2685417°N 95.9388917°W / 41.2685417; -95.9388917
Built	1883^[1]
Architect	Cleves Bros.; Et al.
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP Reference #	86001715^[2]
Added to NRHP	July 17, 1986
Designated OMAL	October 22, 1985^[1]

Holy Family Church was built in 1883 at 1715 Izard Street, at the intersections of 18th and Izard Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. It is the oldest existing Catholic Church in Omaha, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Holy Family Church was built in 1883 for Irish railroad workers and their families. It was designed by Omaha architects Charles and August Cleves^[3] in Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival Style. The complex includes a parish church, school and rectory. Later, the church served Omaha's growing Italian immigrant community. Priests at Holy Family Church were ultimately responsible for establishing Creighton University in the late 1800s.^[4] There was also a priest assigned to serve the Omaha's Czech immigrant community in 1915.^[5]

Holy Family Church was regarded as a center of progressive activism in the 1960s and 1970s under the pastorate of Father John McCaslin. David Rice, of the Rice/Poindexter Case, was a guitar player at the church in the early 1970s.

The building was designated an Omaha landmark in 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. According to the City of Omaha, Holy Family is the oldest remaining brick church structure in the city.^[6]

References

1 2 "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
↑ McDermott, C., Hunt, M. and McDermott, R. (nd) The Creighton University: Its Story. 1878-1937. Retrieved 5/2/07.
↑ (nd) Catholics in Nebraska: Catholic Parishes. Retrieved 5/2/07.
↑ (nd) Holy Family Church City of Omaha Landmarks. Retrieved 5/2/07.

External links

Holy Family parish website

North Omaha, Nebraska

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Churches	Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church Holy Family Catholic Church Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church Sacred Heart Catholic Church Salem Baptist Church St. Cecilia Cathedral St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion Baptist Church

Transportation	North Freeway/US 75 Eppley Airfield North Omaha Airport Metro Area Transit Florence Depot Mormon Bridge Fort Maple Blondo Dodge North 24th North 30th Street Saddle Creek Road Florence Boulevard Fontenelle Boulevard John A. Creighton Boulevard Lincoln Boulevard Sorenson Parkway

Other	List of African-American historic places

Landmark churches in Omaha

National Register of Historic Places	Immaculate Conception Church Sacred Heart Catholic Church St. John's A.M.E. Church St. Joseph Parish Complex St. Matthias' Episcopal Church Trinity Cathedral

National Register of Historic Places, Omaha Landmark	Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church First Unitarian Church of Omaha Holy Family Church St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church St. Cecilia Cathedral St. Philomena's Cathedral and Rectory Trinity Cathedral

Omaha Landmark	Dietz Memorial United Methodist Church Robinson Memorial Church of God in Christ St. John's Collegiate Church

Archdiocese of Omaha

Ordinaries	Bishops James O'Connor Richard Scannell Jeremiah James Harty Joseph Francis Rummel Archbishops James Hugh Ryan Gerald Thomas Bergan Daniel E. Sheehan Elden Francis Curtiss George Joseph Lucas

Auxiliary Bishops	Daniel E. Sheehan Anthony Michael Milone

Churches	Cathedral St. Cecilia Cathedral Parishes St. Anthony's Church, Cedar Rapids St. Leonard Church, Madison Holy Family Church, Omaha Immaculate Conception Church, Omaha Sacred Heart Church, Omaha St. Frances Cabrini Church, Omaha St. John's Church, Omaha St. Joseph Church, Omaha St. Bonaventure Church, Raeville

Education	Higher Education Creighton University College of Saint Mary High Schools Archbishop Bergan High School, Fremont Cedar Catholic High School, Hartington Central Catholic High School, West Point Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School, Bellevue Duchesne Academy, Omaha Holy Family High School, Lindsay Marian High School, Omaha Mercy High School, Omaha Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School, Omaha Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School, Elgin Roncalli Catholic High School, Omaha St. Francis High School, Humphrey St. Mary's High School, O'Neill St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Omaha Scotus Central Catholic High School, Columbus V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha

Priests	Blase J. Cupich William Joseph Dendinger Edward J. Flanagan Joseph G. Hanefeldt Edward Joseph Hunkeler Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern John Linus Paschang

Other	Boys Town Notre Dame Academy and Convent

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Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

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