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St. Thomas Catholic Church

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1911, J. M. Morgan, builder. 605 N. Main St.

Cut off from downtown by the tracks of the Texas and Pacific Railway, the church for Big Spring’s first Catholic parish served a north-side neighborhood of working-class newcomers. The rectangular Gothic Revival church in rock-faced limestone, with prominent quoins, has a projecting square entrance tower, crenellated at its summit. Located near the crest of a rise in Bauer’s Government Heights Addition, the church possesses a striking profile as its tower looks south toward Big Spring’s downtown skyline.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Petroleum Building
Potton House
Hotel Settles (Settles Hotel)
Howard County Courthouse
Big Spring City Hall and Municipal Auditorium

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "St. Thomas Catholic Church", [Big Spring, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-SL19.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 397-397.

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