Description: St. John Catholic Church is located at 777 South Main Street in Lima, Ohio. The church began in 1899 when the Bishop gave permission for a parish in South Lima. Land was purchased for $6,200 and a school building was erected on the property in 1901 with Mass being held on the third floor of the building. By 1912, property adjoining the school had been purchased and a the basement for the new church was built. The parishioners worshiped there, in the basement, for 12 years before the church was completed in 1924. This red brick church has two symmetrical towers and a portico supported by 6 Corinthian columns. Above the portico stands a statue, presumably of St. John. Renovations on the church were completed in 1971 and 1990. A new school was built in 1958 (and closed in 1973), and the original demolished in 1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_006
Subjects: Catholic Church--Ohio; Churches; Religion in Ohio; Catholic Church; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Catholic Church and College. 3 mi south-east of Somerset on state #13-S. Established 1818." Dominican priest Edward Dominic Fenwick was the first priest at St. Joseph's. The first mass was actually held in the home of Jacob Dittoe in 1808 before the first St. Joseph's church was finished on December 6, 1818. The church was rebuilt several times before the college was constructed in 1853-4. All of the priories were demolished in 1974. It still operates as a Catholic church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_001_1
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Catholic Church
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: St. Rose is located in Lima, Ohio, on the corner of North West Street and McKibben Street. The parish was established in 1856, and the church (Lima's first Catholic church) built in 1858. It would undergo additional construction over the next several decades, and boasts the oldest and largest steeple in Lima. St. Rose Catholic School, built next door, was established in 1865 by the Sisters of Charity, and has been a primary school for six generations. A new first grade building was erected in 1952 and the original 3-story red brick building (shown in the distance) was demolished in 1955 to provide additional parking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_007
Subjects: Catholic Church--Ohio; Churches; Religion in Ohio; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows the front of Saint Raphael Church with several automobiles parked out front. The church has two large bell towers, with one being significantly taller than the other. Saint Raphael Church is located at 225 East High Street, at the corner of Spring Street, in Springfield. Designed by architect Charles A. Cregar, construction on this Gothic style brick building began in 1848. Construction on a very large addition began in 1892, and was officially completed with the dedication in 1898. This historic Roman Catholic church has a 184 foot tower, and a somewhat smaller one holding a 16, 000 pound bell. The stained glass windows, created by Mayer of Munich, were designed in the twelfth-century manner. In 1976, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_029_001
Subjects: Churches; Catholic Church; Bell towers; Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Churches--Ohio; Roman Catholic Church; Mayer & Co; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: St. Joseph's Catholic Church was formed in 1846 or 1847 by the English-speaking Catholics withdrawing from Emmanuel Church, which had been the first organized Catholic church in Dayton. The church building was erected in 1847 on the northeast corner of Madison and Second Streets. The first pastor was Rev. Father Patrick O'Maley. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_014_1
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Catholic Church
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci., O. Oct. 11 1937 St. Monica Church" Exterior front of St. Monica - St. George's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 328 West McMillan St., Clifton Heights / Fairview neighborhood. Completed in 1927, this early Christian Basilica style building was designed by Edward J. Schulte and Robert Crowe. It is made of gray limestone and instead of the conventional front entrance, a great crucification group, by Clement J. Barnhorn (who was award the Sax prize for this work in 1930), stands in bas-relief, extending across the main facade. The altar is marble, surmounted by a baldicino of pierced brass, on which rests a bronze figure of St. Monica, also the work of Barnhorn. A great mural on the apse dome has a background of pure gold relief, and was painted by Carl Zimmerman.. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_017_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schulte, Edward, 1890-1975; Crowe, Robert Emmett, 1881-1944; Barnhorn, Clement J.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci, O. Sept. 1937 St. Monica Church." View of western facade with rosette, from Fairview Avenue. Exterior front of St. Monica - St. George's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 328 West McMillan St., Clifton Heights / Fairview neighborhood. Completed in 1927, this early Christian Basilica style building was designed by Edward J. Schulte and Robert Crowe. It is made of gray limestone and instead of the conventional front entrance, a great crucification group, by Clement J. Barnhorn (who was award the Sax prize for this work in 1930), stands in bas-relief, extending across the main facade. The altar is marble, surmounted by a baldicino of pierced brass, on which rests a bronze figure of St. Monica, also the work of Barnhorn. A great mural on the apse dome has a background of pure gold relief, and was painted by Carl Zimmerman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_018_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schulte, Edward, 1890-1975; Crowe, Robert Emmett, 1881-1944; Barnhorn, Clement J.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "St Monica Cathedral, Cincinnati. Gothic Romanesque with a suggestion of Byzantine." Exterior front of St. Monica - St. George's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 328 West McMillan St., Clifton Heights / Fairview neighborhood. Completed in 1927, this early Christian Basilica style building was designed by Edward J. Schulte and Robert Crowe. It is made of gray limestone and instead of the conventional front entrance, a great crucification group, by Clement J. Barnhorn (who was award the Sax prize for this work in 1930), stands in bas-relief, extending across the main facade. The altar is marble, surmounted by a baldicino of pierced brass, on which rests a bronze figure of St. Monica, also the work of Barnhorn. A great mural on the apse dome has a background of pure gold relief, and was painted by Carl Zimmerman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_010_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schulte, Edward, 1890-1975; Crowe, Robert Emmett, 1881-1944; Barnhorn, Clement J.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "St. Monica Church -- W. McMillan near ravine." Exterior front of St. Monica - St. George's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 328 West McMillan St., Clifton Heights / Fairview neighborhood. Completed in 1927, this early Christian Basilica style building was designed by Edward J. Schulte and Robert Crowe. It is made of gray limestone and instead of the conventional front entrance, a great crucification group, by Clement J. Barnhorn (who was award the Sax prize for this work in 1930), stands in bas-relief, extending across the main facade. The altar is marble, surmounted by a baldicino of pierced brass, on which rests a bronze figure of St. Monica, also the work of Barnhorn. A great mural on the apse dome has a background of pure gold relief, and was painted by Carl Zimmerman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_013_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schulte, Edward, 1890-1975; Crowe, Robert Emmett, 1881-1944; Barnhorn, Clement J.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The St. Peter's Catholic Church, built circa 1846, was destroyed by fire in 1947. St. Peter’s was relocated in 1949 to its current location on Church Street. Before the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1826, there were few Catholics living in Chillicothe. Afterwards, many Irish immigrants came to the area, bringing Catholicism with them joined by German Catholics about 20 years later. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F10_004_1
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Churches; Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--Church history; Catholic Church; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "St. Louis Church, 8 + Walnut of Cincinnati, Ohio." Dedicated in 1930, this 5-story limestone building, Florentine in style, is a Catholic church located in the heart of the business district in downtown Cincinnati. It also houses business offices of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_28_01
Subjects: Catholic church buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church, bounded by East 12th Street, Reading Road, Pendleton Street and Broadway Street, built from 1848 to 1850 by Seneca Palmer and the Verdin Company, is a Greek revival style church in the Pendleton section of Cincinnati. The church's original tower was replaced with a Gothic spire in 1873, and reclassicized after a fire in 1899. Reverse reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1938 St. Paul Church" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_026_1
Subjects: Catholic Church--Ohio--Cincinnati.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)