The Fan District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
823 Cathedral Place
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 37° 32.836′ N, 77° 27.109′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in The Fan District. Marker is at the intersection of North Laurel Street and South Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling south on North Laurel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 823 Cathedral Place, Richmond VA 23220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monroe Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Monroe Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founders Hall (about 600 feet away); Richmond Professional Institute (about 600 feet away); The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jacob House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The AS Smith House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Evelyn Arents (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
This form was submitted by Corrine P. Hudgins, Registrar for the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission in 1982. The following statement of the Cathedral's historical
this page online
Framed by Richmond's Monroe Park and forming the visual pivot between the city's commercial area and the residential Fan District, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is Virginia's most distinguished ecclesiastical representation of the Italian Renaisance Revival style. The domed and porticoed limestone structure, with its cloisters, diocesan gardans, and episcopal residence, is the work of Joseph H. McGuire, a New York architect whose practice centered on Roman Catholic churches and institutional buildings. Begun in 1903, completed in 1906, and regarded at once by contemporaries as the most ornate and beautiful church edifice in the South, the Cathedral was the gift of financier, promoter, and philanthropist Thomas Fortune Ryan, of Virginia and New York, and his wife, Ida Barry Ryan. The Ryans' largest single gift to the Catholic Church, it is representative of the monumental benefactions given to churches and universities by the barons of American industry and finance at the turn of the century. Also significant as a landmark in the growth of the Catholic Church in Virginia, Sacred Heart supplanted St. Peter's Church, Richmond's first cathedral, as the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. The consecration ceremonies held on November 29, 1906, brought together the most eminent Catholic churchmen in(Submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)the country for one of the most colorful and impressive ceremonies in Richmond's history.
circa 1910
3. Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on November 11, 2023.
