Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church - Tampa, FL
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sfwife
N 27° 56.958 W 082° 27.453
17R E 356614 N 3092441
Historic Church in downtown Tampa
Waymark Code: WM2AC7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 148
From page 289 and 290 of The WPA Guide to Florida, 1939:
"SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SE cornerTwiggs
St. and Florida Ave., dedicated in 1905, is distinguished by its marble front,
Munich windows, and costly fittings. A huge arched loggia takes up two-thirds of
the front; below are three smaller arches, one over each entrance, flanked by a
cluster of four marble columns. At the sides of the main arch are
octagonal towers of unpolished Georgia marble. The lower exterior walls
are of granite, the upper walls of marble. Below the peaked gable in the
upper circle of the big arch is a large rose window and above the central
entrance is a heroic marble STATUE OF THE RISEN CHRIST. W.J. Clayton of
Galveston, Texas, was the achitect."
Now over 100 years old, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church is a
beautiful part of the architect of downtown Tampa. Starting in 2003 it has
been undergoing quite a lot of restoration and renovation; but the scaffolding
is down now. For more information about this church
click here.