Annunciation Church (Houston)

Annunciation Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
The church's exterior in 2010
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Location	1618 Texas Ave., Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′23″N 95°21′25″W / 29.75639°N 95.35694°W / 29.75639; -95.35694Coordinates: 29°45′23″N 95°21′25″W / 29.75639°N 95.35694°W / 29.75639; -95.35694
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1869
Architect	Clayton, Nicholas
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	75001988[1]
RTHL #	10596
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 03, 1975
Designated RTHL	1969

The Annunciation Church is a Catholic church located at the corner of Texas and Crawford in downtown Houston, Texas.

Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation." Nicholas Clayton designed the building that was dedicated on September 10, 1871. The bell tower was added later in 1871 and the twin towers were added in 1884.^[2]

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

The church remains Houston's oldest existing church and, as such, the property was eventually faced with a foundation problem. A large void had developed underneath the church’s southwest corner and, symptomatically, the foundation subsided. Through a polymer injection process work at Annunciation Catholic Church was completed in two days with minimal disruption to mass and parishioners.^[3]

Annunciation Church, Houston, TX (Postcard, circa 1907)

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Texas

References

External links

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• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
Ordinaries	Prefecture Apostolic of Texas John Timon Vicariate Apostolic of Texas Jean-Marie Odin Bishops of Galveston Jean-Marie Odin Claude Marie Dubuis Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher Christopher Edward Byrne Wendelin Joseph Nold Coadjutor Bishop (did not succeed to the See) Pierre Dufal Bishops of Galveston–Houston Wendelin Joseph Nold John Louis Morkovsky Archbishops of Galveston–Houston Joseph Fiorenza Daniel DiNardo
Churches	Cathedrals St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston Parishes Annunciation Church, Houston Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Houston Our Mother of Mercy Church, Houston
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