Built 1906 VLR # 074-5021 Opened 1906 Phone +1 804-732-6385 | NRHP Reference # 12000020 Designated VLR December 15, 2011 Area 5 ha Added to NRHP 8 February 2012 | |
 | ||
Location 9300 Community Lane, Petersburg, Virginia Address 9300 Community Ln, Petersburg, VA 23805, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Church of the Sacred Heart, St Vincent de Paul Catholic, Basilica of Saint Mary of the Im, St Paul's Catholic Church, St Peter's Church | ||
The Church of the Sacred Heart Parish, also known as Sacred Heart Parish of New Bohemia is a Catholic church in Petersburg, Virginia that was built in 1906. It was originally constructed to serve the needs of the Czech and Slovak immigrant population that settled in the New Bohemia area. The success of the church later attracted immigrants from other Eastern European countries such as Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2012.
References
Church of the Sacred Heart Parish (Petersburg, Virginia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA