St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Newport News, Virginia)

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church complex in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was built 1916–1917 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick, Classical Revival style longitudinal-plan church. It was designed by the Carl Ruehrmurd of Richmond, Virginia. The front facade features a pedimented portico with four fluted Corinthian order columns. Associated with the church are the contributing rectory (1917), garage (1917), and prayer garden. The parish was established as a mission of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at Old Point Comfort in 1881. St. Alphonsus, an African American parish established in 1944, was merged with St. Vincent de Paul in 1970. This made it the first historic church in downtown Newport News to be racially integrated.^[3]

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, September 2012
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Location	230 33rd St., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates	36°58′59″N 76°25′56″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916 (1916)-1917
Architect	Ruehrmund, Carl
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	05000525[1]
VLR No.	121-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 2, 2005
Designated VLR	March 16, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

Lunchtime meal at St. Vincent De Paul (September 2009)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
3. Susan G. Horner (July 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church website^{[permanent dead link]}