Holy Moly

Originally published 4/29/2010

Assumption Catholic Church was the first Catholic parish in Evansville, but its fate was unbefitting of such a glorious building.  Originally founded in 1836, the original church used to be located at 2nd and Sycamore Sts, but its success and growth warranted a grander building.  In April 1871 a lot was purchased at Seventh St and Vine St, just catercorner from Old Central school.  Work on the beautiful new Assumption church began July 7, 1872, when the cornerstone was laid and completed later that year at a cost of $75,000.

A school was erected in 1881 next to the church on 7th St.  Continued growth demanded a larger school which was built in 1928 replacing the old one.  The church prospered for years and when the Catholic church created the Diocese of Evansville in 1944, Assumption became the cathedral, or head church, for the area.

When Evansville planned to built a new Civic Center, Assumption found itself located within the proposed area.  To boot, the downtown area had been experiencing mass exodus as residents flocked to the suburbs.  With Holy Trinity and St Mary’s nearby, the downtown area could not support three Catholic churches.  These factors combined made the decision to close the parish easier than it should have been.  The church had to get approval from the Vatican to shut its doors, and the last mass was held January 17, 1965.
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After showering the downtown area with its beauty for nearly a century, the church was razed in May 1965. The Winfield K Denton federal building, which houses the downtown post office, is now located on this site.  Anyone who remembers this beautiful church can attest that it was one of the saddest losses in Evansville’s history.

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Assumption Catholic Church at Historic Evansville.com
http://www.historicevansville.com/site.php?id=assumption

Originally posted 12/18/2009

Holy Trinity Catholic church, an unimposing little church downtown on 3rd St, has the distinction of being Evansville’s oldest Catholic parish.  Originally the second oldest, it took that title from Assumption Church when it was torn down in 1965 for the Civic Center.  But what most people may remember was the beautiful old church building that burned down in 1950.

With the boom of German immigrants into Evansville, Holy Trinity was the result of the need for a German-speaking parish (Assumption was English-speaking).  The cornerstone was laid in 1849, but a cholera epidemic halted construction.  The church was finally completed in 1851 and Holy Trinity parish was born.

The church occupied the entire half block of Third St between Court St (originally Division St) and Vine St.   The gorgeous chuch with its tall spire was a downtown landmark.  A huge school building was on the corner of Vine which for a time served as the Catholic high school (before Memorial was built).

A sister’s home was located behind the school fronting Vine St.  A new rectory was built in 1912 on the corner of 3rd and Court which is still standing but hidden by the later addition of the education building

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Sadly, after standing for a century the church was struck by lightning Easter Sunday and burned down April 3, 1950.  The blaze completely gutted the church as seen here in this photo from the Evansville Courier.  Downtown lost one of its most prominent churches, and the city skyline was noticeably missing something.   Mass was temporarily held in the school while the present Holy Trinity church was being built.  When it burned, it was the oldest Catholic church in the city.  While Trinity is still the oldest congregation, St Mary Catholic Church, built 1867, is now the oldest Catholic church building in town.

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church on HistoricEvansville.com
http://www.historicevansville.com/site.php?id=holytrinity

With its massive twin towers, St Boniface towers over the West Side of Evansville.  Having served the community for 130+ years, it stands as a visual landmark for the surrounding area.  The church can even be seen in several pictures from downtown.

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St Boniface was originally built in 1881 as the first Catholic Church west of Pigeon Creek–only Assumption (gone), Holy Trinity (rebuilt), and St Mary are older.  Several prominent West Siders facilitated the formation of the parish and helped finance it.  The church was rebuilt after fire Easter weekend 1902, but retains much of the original look.  The towers are a bit wider and shorter and there are dormers on the sides that used to not exist.  A c1900 carriage house is located behind the church.  One other thing of note is the grotto, built underneath the church in 1914. The flood of 1937 filled the grotto with 3 feet of water damaging several statues and caused it to closed, though it reopened in the 1970s as a mini-museum.

The school at the back of the block along 10th Ave was built in 1923.  It actually replaced an older school on the corner where the parking lot now is.  The original school was built in 1885 and can be seen in several old pictures.  For a while it even housed a parochial high school.  After the new school was built it was used for some time but eventually was torn down in 1951.

The sisters’ home along Michigan St was built in 1907.  The nuns who taught at the school used to reside in the old school building, but as space became limited it was determined to give them a separate structure.  It still stands but isn’t used except for storage.

The rectory at the corner of Wabash and Virginia was built in 1892.  It is a fine example of Victorian living and blends in well with houses in the vicinity.

St Boniface at HistoricEvansville.com – http://www.historicevansville.com/site.php?id=stboniface