National Register Record for SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH & RECTORY

Historic Name: SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH & RECTORY
Current Name: SAME
Address: 102 CENTER POINT ROAD
City: WILBURTON            County: LATIMER
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH AND RECTORY ARE OUTSTANDING LOCAL EXAMPLES OF GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE. THE CHURCH IS A SIMPLE RECTANGULAR BUILDING WITH A STEEPLE. THE THREE-STORY FRAME RECTORY HAS SEVERAL PORCHES. THESE BUILDINGS WERE THE CENTER FOR THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY'S SOCIAL LIFE. THE PARISH CONTAINED NEARLY 150 FAMILIES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MINING BOOM. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 11/6/1980.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH
Current Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: ETHNIC HERITAGE: EUROPEAN
Architectural Style: GOTHIC REVIVAL
Architect: None
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1980