Convent St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church and School

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Sept. 2012

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St. Vincent de Paul parish established in 1851 by Bishop Peter Paul LeFevre, once included all of Oakland County and parts of Genesee, Lapeer and Macomb counties. The parish's first house of worship, the Academy Building, was first a private school and later a branch of the University of Michigan. In 1866 the church was moved from North Saginaw Street to Oakland Avenue at Lafayette. The parish grew as increasing numbers of Irish and German Catholic immigrants came to Pontiac to work in industry and farming. The Reverend Fridolin Baumgartner, pastor from 1876 to 1894, organized the fund raising for the construction of the present church. Nearly 5,000 people celebrated as its cornerstone was laid on September 6, 1885.

National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1989

Reference number

89000492

NR name

St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School

Architectural styles

Victorian: Gothic; Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Tudor Revival

Areas of significance

Ethnic Heritage - European; Architecture

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

C - Design/Construction; B - Person

Property type

Building

Historic functions

Religious structure; Church school; Church related residence

Current functions

Religious structure; Institutional housing

Periods of significance

1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1925-1949

Significant years

1885; 1922; 1926

Number of properties

Contributing buildings: 3

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• September 25, 2012: New photo from Rattrak

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• Rattrak
• National Register database - Reference number 89000492 (Search for documents)

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