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| Title: | Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sedamsville. | |
| Subject: | Catholic Church--Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio). | |
| Subject: | Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Cincinnati, Ohio). | |
| Description: | "The congregation was organized May 12, 1878, by the Franciscan Fathers. an old school building, situated on Sedam street was purchased and the upper story used as a place of worship, while the basement was occupied as a parochial school and teacher's residence. Owing to the frequent annoyance by floods, it becaome necesary to remove to a more suitable location. The parochial residence had already been built on Dehli Avenue. Several vacant lots were secured for the new church, fronting on Steiner Avneue, and adjourning the parsonage. On June 10, 1888, the corner-stone of the present ... stucture was laid, the dedication occurring May 5, 1889. The building is of brick, 145 feet in length and 51 feet in width, transept 70 feet, surmounted by a tower 170 feet high, containing a chime of four bells. The basement is occupied as a parochial school. The edifice, exclusive of furnishings, cost about $30,000, and is built upon a elevated plateau, commanding a beautiful view of the Ohio River and Kentucky Hills. In 1890-91 a handsome new parsonage was built, the old residence now being used by the Sisters who teach the parochial school. ...The congreation numbers 150 families." | |
| Publisher: | SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries | |
| Date: | c 1896. | |
| Resource: | Digitized image. | |
| Identifier: | ato001260ccchc | |
| Alt. ID: | SC 31026 | |
| Source: | Photograph | |
| Relation: | From the Souvenir Album of American cities: Catholic Churches of Cincinnati and Hamilton County edition, 1896. | |
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| Owner: | Athenaeum of Ohio, Eugene H. Maly Memorial Library | |
| Collection: | Catholic Churches of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Collection | |