St. Mark Church (Colwich, Kansas)

St. Mark Church
Nearest city Colwich, Kansas
Coordinates 37°44′16″N 97°33′59″W / 37.73778°N 97.56639°W / 37.73778; -97.56639Coordinates: 37°44′16″N 97°33′59″W / 37.73778°N 97.56639°W / 37.73778; -97.56639
Area less than one acre
Built c.1903-1906
Built by J. Walter; John Pilkington
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 91000463[1]
Added to NRHP May 1, 1991

The St. Mark Church in Colwich, Kansas is a historic Roman Catholic church building. It was built in c.1903-1906 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

The church is Romanesque Revival in style, built of rusticated limestone blocks. It has a copper roof and a three-story bell tower. It is 57 by 121 feet (17 m × 37 m) in plan.[2]

The church complex also includes a school (c. 1940), a rectory (c. 1951), a convent (c. 1953), and a cemetery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Martha Hagedorn-Krass (January 10, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mark Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 28, 2017. With photo from c.1911 and 21 photos from 1990.


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