Sacred Heart Church [of Roseville]
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N 42° 30.190 W 082° 55.945
17T E 341226 N 4707454
Located on the east side of Gratiot Avenue, between Martin and Utica Roads. Parking available.
Waymark Code: WM15C4
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2007
Views: 34
On June 1, 1861, the Reverend Amandus Van Den Driessche, from the Detroit Diocese, helped establish a Catholic mission at Utica Junction (now Roseville). The Sacred Heart mission, composed of Irish, German, Belgian and French families, completed its first permanent church, a modest log structure, with seating for 300, in 1864. The mission became a parish in 1872. The next year, the parish purchased land for a cemetery. In 1915 expansion of the Detroit to Port Huron interurban railway necessitated moving the church building to the east. The basement of the current church was constructed in 1930, but the great Depression and World War II delayed construction of the upper church until 1950.
Historical Date: 06/01/1861
Historical Name: Reverend Amandus Van Den Driessche
Description:
20 year to build church because of Great Depression and War2
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #1354
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