Saint Francis Seraph
Saint Francis Seraph Parish was opened in 1886 to serve catholics in the Northeast. It was closed in 1991 at this location on the corner of Agnes and Martin. The current church was built in 1924. The school was opened as early as 1892, with the Sisters of Mercy from Independence teaching. The current school building was built 1941 and closed in 1962. The parish was staffed by diocesan, Francisian, and priests of the Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity over the years. Saint Francis was consolidated with Saint John the Baptist (Now Don Bosco Center) at Assumption Parish (318 Benton), renamed Saint Anthony in 1991.
The sign in front of the church names the current occupant of the church.
Here is a shot of the rectory.
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Is this church in the east bottoms (below the south riverbluff)? For some reason I thought it was, but then again, I didn't think there was much down there in terms of residential, so the placement of a church there never made much sense to me.
Did the big dog in the old schoolyard scare you when you took these? I thought he was coming after me and my kids through a gap in the gate, but we survived. I may have some shots at home which I didn't include on my post of St. Francis Seraph, which I'll forward.
Took a little drive this afternoon and showed this one to my wife. What a pity.
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