St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
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| St. Paul Roman Catholic Church | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | St. Paul, Oregon |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Area: | French Prairie |
| Built/Founded: | 1846 |
| Architectural style(s): | Gothic Revival[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 16, 1979 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79002098 |
| Governing body: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland |
The St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Paul, Oregon, United States, was the first church in Oregon to be built with bricks when it was constructed in 1846.[2] It is the oldest brick building in the Pacific Northwest.[3]
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[edit] Background
In 1836, French Canadian pioneers on the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley built a log cabin chapel along the Willamette River near the Methodist Mission.[4] This structure was later moved to St. Paul and served as the church for the community until a newer structure was built in 1846.[4] After several requests for a religious leader by the French Canadians in the Willamette Valley beginning in 1834, and a second request in 1836, the Roman Catholic Church sent several priests including François Norbert Blanchet to Oregon Country.[5] After receiving permission from the Hudson’s Bay Company, Blanchet moved south of the Columbia River and gave the first Mass on January 6, 1840, in the Willamette Valley.[5] While preaching to the Catholic community at that church, Blanchet lived behind the altar.[4] On December 11, 1843, Pope Gregory XVI created an apostolic vicarate out of Oregon with Blanchet as the archbishop.[5]
[edit] New building
After the original log structure burned down, parishioners decided to replace the old church with a brick structure.[6] On May 24, 1846, the cornerstone was laid on the new red-brick building.[6] Upon completion, Blanchet dedicated the new church building on November 1, 1846.[6]
[edit] See also
- St. Paul's Mission, at Kettle Falls, Washington
[edit] References
- ^ NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.com: Marion County, Oregon
- ^ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. p. 215.
- ^ Edmonston, George P. Jr.; Patricia Filip. Rewrites. A look at five OSU researchers who are revolutionizing their academic disciplines. Oregon Stater. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
- ^ a b c Chapman, J. S. (1993). French prairie ceramics: the Harriet D. Munnick archaeological collection, circa 1820-1860 : a catalog and Northwest comparative guide. Anthropology northwest, no. 8. Corvallis, Or: Dept. of Anthropology, Oregon State University.
- ^ a b c Horner, John B. (1919). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland.
- ^ a b c St Paul Catholic Church-St. Paul Oregon
[edit] External links
- St. Paul Roman Catholic Church is at coordinates Coordinates:
