Built 1869 RTHL # 10596 Area 2,000 m² Architectural style Romanesque architecture Added to NRHP 3 November 1975 | NRHP Reference # 75001988 Designated RTHL 1969 Opened 1869 Phone +1 713-222-2289 | |
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Address 1618 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77003, USA Similar Co‑Cathedral of the Sacred H, Annunciation Greek Orthodox, Our Mother of Mercy Catholic, All Saints Catholic Church, Antioch Missionary Baptist C Profiles | ||
The Annunciation Church is a Catholic church located at the corner of Texas and Crawford in downtown Houston, Texas.
Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation." Nicholas Clayton designed the building that was dedicated on September 10, 1871. The bell tower was added later in 1871 and the twin towers were added in 1884.
The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The church remains Houston's oldest existing church and, as such, the property was eventually faced with a foundation problem. A large void had developed underneath the church’s southwest corner and, symptomatically, the foundation subsided. Through a polymer injection process work at Annunciation Catholic Church was completed in two days with minimal disruption to mass and parishioners.