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 Sacred Heart Cathedral - Kamloops, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 40.334 W 120° 20.089
10U E 688316 N 5616766
This Cathedral opened as a church in 1925, replacing the wood frame church which had burned down during Ash Wednesday service in 1919. In December of 1945, with the establishment of the Diocese of Kamloops, it was elevated to Cathedral status.
Waymark Code: WMMCCH
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/30/2014
Views: 1
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL
255 Nicola Street - 1921
A Catholic mission was established in Kamloops in 1876 in the area now known as Mission Flats. A decade later, in 1887, a wood frame church was built on the corner of Battle Street and 2nd Avenue. This church dramatically burned down in 1919. It was replaced three years later, in 1921, by this fine Romanesque brick building. It was designed by local architects Parlett and Macaulay, and built by the Kamloops firm Johnston & Company.
The front entrance stairs were originally wood; they were renovated and the west wing added in later years. Interesting architectural features include stained and leaded glass windows throughout in circular, rectangular and Romanesque shapes. Red brick with white heavy stone accents, columns and balustrade with tower and dome give this building a ponderous permanence. The interior is dominated by an elaborate altar.
From the Sign on the Building
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Group that erected the marker: City of Kamloops
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
255 Nicola Street
Kamloops, BC Canada
V2C 2P3
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