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Immaculate Conception Church

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1893, Father Carlos Pinto. 118 N. Campbell St.

Now isolated from its original residential neighborhood by the surrounding federal and county courthouse complex, Immaculate Conception, one of El Paso’s two oldest Catholic parishes, was founded as the town’s English-speaking parish. It was the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of El Paso from 1914 until 1917 and the site of the founding of the Knights of Columbus of Texas in 1902. The church’s simple gabled facade is bisected by a frontal tower that rises to an octagonal cupola and dome. Blue tile-work surrounds the round-arched entrance door. The two-story brick rectory was built in 1901.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

U.S. Courthouse
Albert Armendariz Sr. U.S. Courthouse
Toltec Club Building
El Paso County Courthouse
Aloft El Paso Downtown (O. T. Bassett Tower)

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Immaculate Conception Church", [El Paso, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-EP28.

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, 484-485.

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