Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

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location= Omaha, Nebraska
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 6.75
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 95
long_minutes = 56
long_seconds = 20.01
long_direction = W
locmapin = Nebraska
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built =1883
architect= Cleves Bros.; Et al.
architecture= Gothic
added = July 17, 1986
governing_body = Private
refnum=86001715cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Holy Family Church was built in 1883 at 915 North 18th Street, at the intersections of 18th and Izard Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska. It is the oldest existing Catholic Church in Omaha, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Holy Family Church was designed by local architects called the Cleves Brothers in Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival Style in 1883. The complex includes a parish church, school and rectory built for Irish immigrants, and later serving Omaha's growing Italian immigrant community. Priests at Holy Family Church were ultimately responsible for establishing Creighton University in the late 1800s. [McDermott, C., Hunt, M. and McDermott, R. (nd) [http://reinert.creighton.edu/archives/archivesdocs/cuhistory.pdf The Creighton University: Its Story. 1878-1937.] Retrieved 5/2/07.] There was also a priest assigned to serve the Omaha's Czech immigrant community in 1915. [(nd) [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg315.html Catholics in Nebraska: Catholic Parishes] . Retrieved 5/2/07.]

Holy Family Church was regarded as a center of progressive activism in the 1960's and 70's under the pastorate of Father John McCaslin. David Rice, of the notorious 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. [(nd) [http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/landmarks/designated_landmarks/landmarks/102/Default.htm Holy Family Church] City of Omaha Landmarks. Retrieved 5/2/07.]

ee also

*Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
* List of churches in Omaha, Nebraska

References

External links

* [http://www.archomaha.com/parishes/omaha/holyfam.html Holy Family Church] parish website.