Eastern Market in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sacred Heart Parish
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, May 5, 2021
1. Sacred Heart Parish Marker
Inscription.
Sacred Heart Parish. . Erected in 1875, this building was originally a German Catholic church. As the social and ethnic composition of the neighborhood changed, so did the membership of the church. Many of the founding German parishioners moved away. Finally in 1938 the first black Catholic congregation in the city of Detroit moved to this edifice. That pioneer congregation, which had begun in 1911 as the St. Peter Claver Church on Eliot and Beaubien Streets, still worships here. Affiliated with Sacred Heart Parish are a Sunday school, a choir, several church auxiliary organizations, and numerous social, educational, and cultural functions which serve the people of this community. The church operated a high school until 1957 and an elementary school until 1965. This parish has served Detroit for over one hundred years.
Erected in 1875, this building was originally a German Catholic church. As the social and ethnic composition of the neighborhood changed, so did the membership of the church. Many of the founding German parishioners moved away. Finally in 1938 the first black Catholic congregation in the city of Detroit moved to this edifice. That pioneer congregation, which had begun in 1911 as the St. Peter Claver Church on Eliot and Beaubien Streets, still worships here. Affiliated with Sacred Heart Parish are a Sunday school, a choir, several church auxiliary organizations, and numerous social, educational, and cultural functions which serve the people of this community. The church operated a high school until 1957 and an elementary school until 1965. This parish has served Detroit for over one hundred years.
Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0632.)
Location. 42° 21.073′ N, 83° 2.728′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Eastern Market.
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Marker is at the intersection of Rivard Street and Eliot Street, on the left when traveling north on Rivard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Eliot St, Detroit MI 48207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 6, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
