Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District


Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly along Aldrich, Old D'Evereux, St. Catherine, Abbott and Byrne Sts., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°33′34″N 91°23′46″W / 31.55944°N 91.39611°W / 31.55944; -91.39611Coordinates: 31°33′34″N 91°23′46″W / 31.55944°N 91.39611°W / 31.55944; -91.39611
Area	9.2 acres (3.7 ha)
Built	1886
Architect	Ketteringham, William K. (Holy Family Church)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	95000855^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1995

The Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, in Natchez, Mississippi, is a 9.2-acre (3.7 ha) historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1995. The district is small, relative to other historic districts in Natchez such as the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District which is adjacent, on the west. Its most significant building is the Holy Family Church, the first African-American Catholic church in the state; dedicated in 1894, it is Natchez's best piece of Gothic Revival architecture. Most other buildings in the district are cottages in Queen Anne, Eastlake, Colonial Revival, bungalow, and American Craftsman architectural styles. The district as a whole is significant for its architecture and for its African-American historical associations.^[2]

The listing included 49 contributing buildings and one other contributing site. It includes Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture.^[1]

The area is a historically black neighborhood, like the Woodlawn Historic District, also NRHP-listed, nearby. The district is a cluster of buildings near to the Holy Family Catholic Church, which is on St. Catherines St., which was originally the old Natchez Trace.^[2]

Other city districts

There are several other NRHP-listed historic districts in Natchez:^[1]

Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, abutting the Holy Family HD on the west, and south of the Upriver HD
Upriver Residential District, adjacent to the Woodlawn HD, on the west
Woodlawn Historic District, another historically black neighborhood historic district (HD)
Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, on river side of On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
Downriver Residential Historic District, further south below the On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
Clifton Heights Historic District, on the river side of the Upriver HD
Cemetery Bluff District

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Mary Warren Miller (February 17, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos

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