Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Historic District - Cedron, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 46.408 W 092° 34.093
15S E 537507 N 4291726
This is the only thing left of Cedron, not real sure much more existed in the past. 4 buildings and one site contribute to this district.
Waymark Code: WMQMJV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2016
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County of district: Moniteau County
Location of site: Cedron Rd & Zey St., Cedron (ghost town), ½ mile W. of MO-D, and several miles W. of Jamestown
Approved listing: 4 February 2014
"The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Historic District is located at the intersection
of Cedron Road and Zey Lane in Cedron, Moniteau County. The Cedron settlement is
approximately four miles west of Jamestown. The church is representative of the center steeple
church type as described in the "Rural Church Architecture in Missouri c. 1819 to c. 1945"
Multiple Property Documentation Form. Originally a brick gable-end church, constructed in
1867-1872 as the congregation outgrew its earlier log structure, the brick church took on its
current center-steeple appearance in 1903. At that time a three-tiered brick bell tower and
sacristy (including apse and vestry) were built from plans by O.E. Sprouce. The church
entrance faces west under the bell tower. The church is the center of a small historic district
containing four contributing buildings and one contributing site. Typical of rural Catholic
parishes, the congregation supported a school, rectory, and cemetery which remain on the 4.5
acre property. The cemetery lies on the north side of the church and contains approximately
two hundred eighty-five (285) graves with the earliest dating from November 1841. The one
room schoolhouse is a frame, gable front building constructed, c. 1900. A recently restored
historic shed roof privy is located west of the church. The rectory, an L-Plan house is located
south of the church and was constructed in 1908. " ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Traveling Jesuit priest Father Ferdinand Helias was born to Belgian aristocracy but made his name legendary for his dedication to bringing faith to the wilds of Missouri in the state’s early days. From his early teen years, Helias dreamed of a life spent sharing the Gospel with the Native Americans. Fleeing persecution in his homeland, Helias arrived in New York in 1833, learned German in Pennsylvania and then taught languages, canon law and moral theology at St. Louis University by 1835" ~ News Tribune By Michelle Brooks
Thursday, September 3, 2015
The church's own web site has great history and details