St. Patrick's Parish Complex
Northfield Church and Whitmore Lake Rds., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Map
Coordinates:
+42.35782, -83.7512142°21'28" N, 83°45'04" W
Quadrangle map:Ann Arbor West
Description
A Michigan Historical Marker here reads: St. Patrick's Church
Catholicism in Northfield Township dates from the early nineteenth century. In 1829 Father Patrick O'Kelly, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, was sent to the area to minister to the Irish Catholics who were settling in southwestern Michigan. The first parish church, a log structure, was completed on this site in 1831. Originally named St. Brigid, this is the oldest English-speaking Catholic parish in the state. The present Gothic Revival style church was completed and dedicated in 1878. The parish was renamed St. Patrick's at that time. The rectory was completed in 1890. In 1917 the church and rectory were badly damaged by a cyclone; however, both were rebuilt in subsequent years. Serving the area for 150 years, the parish continues to reach out to the needs of the surrounding community.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1982
- Reference number
- 82002889
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Gothic
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Religion
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Religious structure; Cemetery; Church related residence
- Current functions
- Religious structure; Cemetery; Church related residence
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1878; 1890; 1835
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Contributing sites: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 1