Holy Cross Church (Batavia, Illinois)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Holy Cross Church
( Eastside Community Center )
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location=14 North Van Buren Street

Batavia , Kane County, Illinois, USA
lat_degrees = 41 | lat_minutes = 51 | lat_seconds = 0.67 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 88 | long_minutes = 18 | long_seconds = 9.58 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1896
architect= James William Shannon
architecture= Gothic
added = May 20, 1999
governing_body = Batavia Park District
refnum=99000587 cite 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]

The former Holy Cross Church located at 14 North Van Buren Street, in Batavia, Illinois, is an historic building that on May 20, 1999 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1996 it has been the Eastside Community Center.cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/205587.pdf|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agency|work=HAARGIS Database|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-08-04] cite web|title=Batavia Park District History|url=http://www.bataviaparks.com/about-history.htm|publisher=Batavia Park District|accessdate=2007-08-08] Holy Cross Catholic Church is now located at 2300 Main Street in Batavia.

National registry listing

*Holy Cross Church (added 1999 - Building - #99000587)
*Also known as Eastside Community Center
*14 N. Van Buren St., Batavia
*Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
*Architect, builder, or engineer: Shannon, James William
*Architectural Style: Gothic
*Area of Significance: Architecture
*Period of Significance: 1875-1899
*Owner: Local Gov't
*Historic Function: Religion
*Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
*Current Function: Recreation And Culture
*Current Sub-function: Auditorium

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Kane/state.html National Register listings for Kane County, illinois]
* [http://www.holycross-batavia.org/main.html Holy Cross Catholic Church website]