St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes

St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	336 W. Pine St., Dwight, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°5′2″N 97°1′22″W / 41.08389°N 97.02278°WCoordinates: 41°5′2″N 97°1′22″W / 41.08389°N 97.02278°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1914
Built by	Olsen, Henry
Architect	Nachtigal, J.M.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	08001132[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 2008

The St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes of Dwight, Nebraska, located at 336 W. Pine St., is a historic complex dating to 1914. It includes Late Gothic Revival architecture. Also known as Assumption Catholic Church and denoted as BU06-001, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included four contributing buildings and three contributing objects.^[1]

Garden chapel

The main part of the church, built in 1914, is about 155 by 43 feet (47 m × 13 m) in dimension. It was designed by Omaha architect J.M. Nachtigal and built by Henry Olson of Loup City. There is a 1921-built church school building, a 9-by-10-foot (2.7 m × 3.0 m) small chapel in the garden, and several shrines, fountains, and grottoes.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Jill E. Dolberg (August 14, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes / Assumption Catholic Church / BU06-001" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos

External links

• More photos of the St. Mary of the Assumption complex (Dwight, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons