St. Henry's Catholic Church (St. Henry, Ohio)


St. Henry Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Main St., St. Henry, Ohio
Coordinates	40°25′3″N 84°38′15″W / 40.41750°N 84.63750°W / 40.41750; -84.63750
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1897
Architect	Adolphus Druiding (1838 - 1899)
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Cross-Tipped Churches of Ohio TR
NRHP reference No.	79002829^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 26, 1979

St. Henry's Catholic Church is an historic Roman Catholic church in St. Henry, Ohio, United States. Built in the late nineteenth century, it remains the home of a functioning congregation, and it has been recognized as a historically significant building because of its architecture.

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Early history

St. Henry Parish was established in 1839,^[2] two years after the village of St. Henry was founded.^[3]^: 196 Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, it was named for Henry II, who reigned as Holy Roman Emperor during the eleventh century.^[2] At that time, there were few Catholics in St. Henry and the surrounding Granville Township; consequently, the congregation's first church building (erected in 1840) was a small frame structure. It was replaced by a brick church that was completed in 1854 at a cost of $7,000.^[3]^: 225

Current structure

By the 1890s, the membership of St. Henry's Church had grown to the point that a new church building was necessary. Construction began on the new structure in 1895;^[3]^: 225 while much of the construction work was performed by parishioners, the design was the responsibility of German-born architect, Adolphus Druiding of Chicago.^[4] The contractors were the DeCurtins Brothers. Construction was finished in 1897,^[2] at a cost of approximately $100,000. An estimate in the early twentieth century pronounced the church the most costly in northwestern Ohio.^[3]^: 226

The church is a Gothic Revival structure, built in the shape of a Latin cross.^[3]^: 225 Its exterior consists of brick walls and a gabled roof, upheld by a stone foundation. The most prominent aspect of its exterior is a massive belfry and clock tower,^[2] approximately 200 feet (60 m) tall.^[3]^: 226 Large rose windows illuminate the interior,^[2] which features painted and frescoed walls; the distance from the floor to the apex of the ceiling vault is 62 feet (19 m).^[3]^: 226 The exterior design is similar to two other churches by Adolphus Druiding; St. Patrick (1891) in Toledo, OH and St. Michael (1890) in Rochester, NY. A major renovation project in the 1970s led to significant changes in the sanctuary, including the removal of frescoes by Austrian-born artist, Joseph Vittur, statues and its High Gothic altar.^[2], designed by the E.Hackner Co., LaCrosse, WI.

Architectural historians have divided the Precious Blood-related churches of western Ohio into four generations. St. Henry's is typical of the churches of the third generation, which are generally Gothic structures with a single central tower.^[5]

Stained glass windows

The church interior is adorned with Munich-style stained glass windows.

Subjects of the transept rose windows

Sacred Heart of Jesus
Immaculate Heart of Mary

Subjects of the pictorial windows

Christ as the Good Samaritan
Saint Francis beholding a vision of Jesus and the Virgin Mary
St. Gaspar del Bufalo preaching
A vision of Saint Agnes
Saint Aloysius receiving a vision of the Virgin Mary
The martyrdom of Saint Cyriacus
Saint Henry interceding with Jesus and the Virgin Mary in Heaven on behalf of parishioners
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Associated buildings

A brick rectory lies next to the church's eastern side. Built in 1901, it combines a range of architectural styles into an elaborate house. Located behind the rectory are a catechetical center and a public elementary school.^[6] An older parochial school was once located on the church's western side; built in the Italianate style in 1905, it served as a public junior high school after the church discontinued its use.^[2]

Recent history

An architectural survey performed in 1977 rated the exterior of St. Henry's Church in good condition.^[2] Two years later, the church was recognized for its architecture and its high quality of preservation when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] Thirty-three other buildings related to the Society of the Precious Blood, including twenty-six churches, were added to the Register at the same time.^[1]

Today, St. Henry's remains an active parish of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. It is part of the St. Henry Cluster, along with St. Aloysius Parish in Carthagena, St. Bernard Parish in Burkettsville, St. Francis Parish in Cranberry Prairie, and St. Wendelin Parish in St. Wendelin. The entire cluster is a part of the St. Marys Deanery.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Brown, Mary Ann. Ohio Historic Inventory Nomination: St. Henry Catholic Church. Ohio Historical Society, n.d.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Scranton, S.S. History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical, 1907.
^ NA (1897, July 29) With ceremonies for which the Catholic Church is renowned, the magnificent edifice of St. Henry is dedicated to the work of God. The church, its pastors, its builders, coupled with historical facts. The Celina Democrat, p.1.
^ Brown, Mary Ann and Mary Niekamp. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cross-Tipped Churches Thematic Resources, 2. National Park Service, July 1978. Accessed 2010-02-01.
^ Niekamp, Mary. Ohio Historic Inventory Nomination: St. Henry Rectory. Ohio Historical Society, n.d.
^ The Futures Project, Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Accessed 2010-02-02.

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