Helena Catholic Church Cross - Helena, MT
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N 46° 35.416 W 112° 02.040
12T E 420791 N 5160153
The tallest building in Helena, the Cathedral of Saint Helena is a spectacular example of what can come of civic pride in the presence of substantial wealth.
Waymark Code: WMWGXC
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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St. Helena Cathedral stands no less than 230 feet to the top of its twin spires and has a footprint of 246 feet by 150 feet. The crosses atop its spires are visible for miles, as the cathedral stands on a bit of a hill. If the cross in question is, indeed, the north one it would be the left cross in the photo below.

Built between 1908 and 1924, of tawny-colored Bedford Indiana limestone, and topped by a steeply- pitched red-tile roof, the Cathedral of Saint Helena is a forthright Gothic Revival structure ("Geometric" Gothic, to be exact), loosely patterned after the great cathedral of Cologne, Germany, and a near replica of the "Votive Church" of Vienna.

The north tower contains 15 hand-cast bells, made by the McShane Foundry of Baltimore, which are operated from a keyboard in the choir loft.
From the NRHP Registration Form

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (WTJ)

DESIGNATION -  HELENA CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSS
PID         -  RX0881
STATE/COUNTY-  MT/LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  HELENA (1985)
THE IDENTIFICATION OF THIS POINT IS QUESTIONABLE. THE CHURCH HAS TWO CROSSES ATOP SPIRES OF EQUAL HEIGHT AND ABOUT 20 FT. APART. THE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT SAY WHICH CROSS ALTHOUGH THE DESCRIPTION OF STATION INTERMOUNTAIN MENTIONS A N CROSS.

THE CROSSES ARE ON ST. HELENS CATHOLIC CHURCH, ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT BUILDINGS IN HELENA. LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TENTH AVENUE AND WARREN STREET. THIS IS THE ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HELENA.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: HELENA CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSS

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Lewis & Clark

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Helena

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: RX0881

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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