Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Atlanta)

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sacred Heart Basilica
Location in Downtown Atlanta
Location 353 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°45′49.5″N 84°23′8.5″W / 33.763750°N 84.385694°W / 33.763750; -84.385694Coordinates: 33°45′49.5″N 84°23′8.5″W / 33.763750°N 84.385694°W / 33.763750; -84.385694
Built 1898
Architect W. T. Downing
Architectural style French Romanesque[1]
NRHP reference # 76000625[2]
Added to NRHP May 13, 1976

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, formerly called the Sacred Heart Church, is the first Roman Catholic basilica in Georgia. The Church was designated as a basilica on February 22, 2010.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Archdiocese of Atlanta
  2. ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ Keiser, Gretchen (March 4, 2010). "Vatican Names Atlanta's Sacred Heart As Basilica". The Georgia Bulletin. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.


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