St. Hyacinth Catholic Church
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Rattrak
N 42° 22.177 W 083° 02.177
17T E 332336 N 4692823
This marker can be found in the side courtyard of the church.
Waymark Code: WMF9WQ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2012
Views: 10
St. Hyacinth Catholic Church
The first Polish immigrants came to Detroit during the 1840s. In 1872, 70 Polish families lived in the city. By 1907 when St. Hyacinth Church was founded, Detroit Poles numbered over 60,000 and the majority lived in this vicinity, known as Poletown. The first mass was held in a frame house on Theodore Street. A combined school and church was built at the corner of Frederick and McDougall Streets in 1908. There, Felician nuns taught school in both English and Polish. On May 25th, 1924, parishioners dedicated this Romanesque and Byzantine style church, designed by Detroit architects Donaldson and Meier. St. Hyacinth's pastor, Bishop Stefan Wozmicki, founded the Liga Katolicka, a national agency to support the Catholic Church in Poland, in 1945.
Historical Name: Polish immigrants
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L1592
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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