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 • Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Richmond Howitzers Monument (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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 significance can be found on page 3:
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(Submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)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 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 235 times since then and 30 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.
