Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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NorStar
N 42° 20.463 W 071° 04.199
19T E 329483 N 4689718
This church is the replacement for a cathedral built earlier, due to a swelling of Boston's Irish population before 1855.
Waymark Code: WM12TD
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2006
Views: 25
The sign says:
"Such a spacious house of worship was a welcome haven to many of the new residents who came to the South End in the 1840s and '50s. Their original parish church on Franklin Street was overcrowded by 1866. At that time, P.C. Keeley, a New York architect who specialized in Catholic churches, designed this church which became a cathedral in 1875 when it was completed.
"Boston's swelling population was due in part to the more than 55,000 Irish who fled famine at home and came to Boston before 1855."
See another entry in this category for a marker about the earlier structure.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200
Year Placed: 1976
County: Suffolk
City/Town Name: Boston
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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