Red Cloud in Webster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 28, 2025

1. St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church Marker

Inscription.
The St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church was built in 1883 of brick fired at Red Cloud. It served Red Cloud's Catholic congregation until 1906 when it was sold and converted into a private residence. Here, Annie Pavelka, the Antonia of Cather's well-loved novel My Antonia, as married, and here her first child was baptized. Restored and donated by the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation.

Erected by Nebraska State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 40° 4.831′ N, 98° 31.42′ W. Marker is in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in Webster County. It is on West 3rd Street west of North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 W 3rd St, Red Cloud NE 68970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills,

in Eastern

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Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burlington Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Cather Childhood Home (approx. half a mile away); Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell (approx. half a mile away); Red Cloud (approx. half a mile away); Cottonwood Tree - 1871 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Webster County (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Cloud.

More about this marker. Marker text repeats on both sides.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 28, 2025

2. St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.