Euclid St Paul's in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Paul Catholic Church

Established 1925

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, February 24, 2011

1. St. Paul Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. After purchasing ten acres of scrub pine and swamp in 1922, Bishop Barry of St. Augustine directed the pastor of St. Mary’s in downtown to begin construction of a school building on this not-so-promising site. Construction began in 1925 and Sunday mass was celebrated regularly in the school auditorium by 1926. In 1929, St. Paul’s became its own parish with the appointment of the first pastor, Fr. James Enright. A year later, the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany arrived and opened the parochial school, the oldest in Pinellas County. During the next 25 years the parish experienced a building boom as a convent, rectory, permanent church, cafeteria and high school building were built. This expansion coincided with the Post-War “Baby-Boom” and explosion of development in Florida.

Erected 2011 by Diocese of St. Petersburg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 27° 47.338′ N, 82° 39.085′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is in Euclid St Paul's. It can be reached from 12th Street North near 18th Avenue North. Marker is located on the southwest corner of the church fascade behind the grotto. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 1800 12th Street North, Saint Petersburg FL 33704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Shuffleboard Courts in St. Petersburg (approx. 1.1 miles away); John C. Williams (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of John Evans (approx. 1.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (approx. 1.4 miles away); Pinellas County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); S. H. Kress and Co. Building (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lynching of John Evans (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . St. Paul's Catholic Church. (Submitted on February 25, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

St. Paul Catholic Church Grotto image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, February 24, 2011

2. St. Paul Catholic Church Grotto

St. Paul Catholic Church (Southwest side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, February 24, 2011

3. St. Paul Catholic Church (Southwest side)

St. Paul Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, January 12, 2010

4. St. Paul Catholic Church

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, January 12, 2010

5. St. Paul Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2011, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,403 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 24, 2011, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.