St. Patrick (Loxley)
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| location | Loxley Avenue Loxley , Baldwin County , Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 37 '11 " N , 87 ° 45' 10" W | ||
| Built | 1924 | ||
| NRHP number | 88001354 | ||
| The NRHP added | August 25, 1988 | ||
The former Roman Catholic Church of St. Patrick ( English St. Patrick's Catholic Church ) is located in Loxley in Baldwin County , Alabama . It was built in 1924 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
location
The building is located at the intersection of US Highway 90 and Loxley Avenue.
description
This single-storey, six-bay church building is covered with a gable roof. The two-story tower has a hipped roof. The double wooden entrance door of the tower is surmounted by a glass air wing and an iron canopy. The second floor has a rectangular opening with a shutter .
The corners of both buildings are made of beveled concrete. Each side of the church has three retaining walls , each delimiting a yoke . The apse has a narrow, curved window and is covered with a gable roof that is smaller than the main roof.
The church was acquired by Loxley Township and converted into a public library ( Loxley Public Library ).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d # 88001354. In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service , accessed December 2, 2017 .
- ^ John Sledge: St. Patrick's Catholic Church. In: Rural Churches of Baldwin County (Thematic Group). National Park Service, December 30, 1987; Archived from the original on March 13, 2014 ; accessed on March 13, 2014 (English). . See also: Accompanying photos. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014 ; accessed on March 13, 2014 .
- ^ Loxley Public Library . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . Alabama Humanities Foundation , 2018 (English, encyclopediaofalabama.org [accessed June 24, 2019]).