Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church is a historic church located at 2833 Farm to Market Road 2672 in High Hill, Texas. The church, which was built in 1906, was designed by prominent Texas church architect Leo M.J. Dielmann. Dielmann designed the red brick church in the Gothic Revival style. The interior of the church was painted by Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern in 1912. The pair painted designs on canvas and affixed them to the church walls, resulting in decorations which resemble wallpaper.[2] The designs were drawn freehand and include symbols such as angels, crosses with crowns, Stars of David, and bunches of grapes.[3] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[4]
Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church | |
 Nativity of Mary Church in 2008 | |
  Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church  Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church | |
| Location | FM 2672, High Hill, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°43′2″N 96°55′38″W / 29.71722°N 96.92722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Frank Bohlmann |
| Architect | Leo M. J. Dielmann |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Churches with Decorative Interior Painting TR (64000835) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003136 |
| Added to NRHP | 21 June 1983[1] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church (#83003136)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Oakes, Alan. "High Hill: A First for Architect Dielmann". The Painted Churches of Texas: Echoes of the Homeland. KLRU. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Carol; Flory Butler, Linda C.; McCann, Marianne (May 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Churches with Decorative Interior Painting TR". National Park Service. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church" (PDF). National Park Service. June 21, 1983.
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