Discovery District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
St. Patrick Church / St. Patrick College and Aquinas College High School
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2009
1. St. Patrick Church Marker (Side A)
Inscription.
St. Patrick Church, also, St. Patrick College and Aquinas College High School. . Side A:
St. Patrick Church. Built in 1852 and dedicated a year later, St. Patrick Church is the second oldest Roman Catholic Church in Columbus. Founded as the English speaking parish, this church of Norman Gothic design served as the home for three future bishops. Located on Naghten Street, the “Irish Broadway” of the nineteenth century, St. Patrick's parish provided a vital place for the acculturation of the neighborhood Irish immigrants into mainstream American society. The Irish heritage is remembered through the shamrocks that emblazon the heads of each pew. Severely damaged by “the Great Fire” in 1935, the church was quickly restored and serves today as a vibrant religious center for central Ohio. The Dominican Fathers have staffed St. Patrick Church since 1885., Side B:
St. Patrick College and Aquinas College High School. On this site in September 1905, the Dominican Fathers opened their classical preparatory school for the Diocese of Columbus, St. Patrick's College. Beginning with sixty-two young men and three Dominican professors, in February 1906 this institution moved two blocks east to a newly constructed building at Mt. Vernon and Washington Avenues. Built through the vision of Dominican Father Lawrence F. Kearney and Bishop James J. Hartley, both men had a dream of a Catholic college for central Ohio. The State of Ohio provided a college charter in 1911, and the institution became Aquinas College. While the full range of college courses never developed, this institution, known as Aquinas College High School, educated over six thousand young men until its closing in August 1965.
Side A:
St. Patrick Church
Built in 1852 and dedicated a year later, St. Patrick Church is the second oldest Roman Catholic Church in Columbus. Founded as the English speaking parish, this church of Norman Gothic design served as the home for three future bishops. Located on Naghten Street, the “Irish Broadway” of the nineteenth century, St. Patrick's parish provided a vital place for the acculturation of the neighborhood Irish immigrants into mainstream American society. The Irish heritage is remembered through the shamrocks that emblazon the heads of each pew. Severely damaged by “the Great Fire” in 1935, the church was quickly restored and serves today as a vibrant religious center for central Ohio. The Dominican Fathers have staffed St. Patrick Church since 1885.
Side B:
St. Patrick College and Aquinas College High School
On this site in September 1905, the Dominican Fathers opened their classical preparatory school for the Diocese of Columbus, St. Patrick's College. Beginning with sixty-two young men and three Dominican professors, in February 1906 this institution moved two blocks east to a newly constructed building at Mt. Vernon and Washington Avenues. Built through the vision of Dominican Father Lawrence F. Kearney and Bishop James J.
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Hartley, both men had a dream of a Catholic college for central Ohio. The State of Ohio provided a college charter in 1911, and the institution became Aquinas College. While the full range of college courses never developed, this institution, known as Aquinas College High School, educated over six thousand young men until its closing in August 1965.
Erected 2003 by St. Patrick Church Sesquicentennial Committee and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 73-25.)
Location. 39° 58.126′ N, 82° 59.525′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Discovery District. Marker is at the intersection of Grant Street and Naghten Street, on the right when traveling north on Grant Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 280 Nort Grant Street, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2009
3. St. Patrick Church and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,443 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
