Holy Cross Church - Batavia, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 41° 51.014 W 088° 18.173
16T E 391844 N 4633968
The former Holy Cross Church is now Batavia's Eastside Community Center.
Waymark Code: WMW4C
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 9

Holy Cross Church was built in 1896 of locally quarried limestone from the Shannon Quarry. At the time the church was built the country was going through a depression and very little building was taking place. A member of the church James Shannon donated the stone and help from his quarry. As a result the church was built for $12,000. The church building is of a Gothic design with vaulted ceiling and distinctive stained glass windows. In 1996 the church building was purchased by the Batavia Parks Distict and converted into a community center.
Street address:
14 N. Van Buren
Batavia, Illinois


County / Borough / Parish: Kane County

Year listed: 1999

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1899

Historic function: Religion

Current function: Recreation and Culture

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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