St. Augustine's Catholic Church , Austin, NV
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NevaP
N 39° 29.611 W 117° 04.243
11S E 493919 N 4371547
This brick church, built in 1866, is the oldest surviving Catholic Church in Nevada.
Waymark Code: WM1MMA
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2007
Views: 29
St Augustine's Catholic Church was constructed in 1866, using brick fired locally, to serve the boom mining town of Austin. For the first service on Christmas Eve in 1866, $1 admission was charged, supposedly to limit the number of persons attending to the capacity of the building. However, this may have been a fund raiser to complete the roof.
The population of the town has dwindled from over 10,00 to a few hundred but the old church remains. It is the oldest Catholic Church still standing in Nevada. The Gothic Revival Italianate style structure, contains significant architectural and decorative features including murals, marbling, painted flooring and a 19th century pipe organ which is still in place.
Services are no longer held here and the church has been sold to a private developer. Restoration as a community center and new fundraising activities are under way.
Street address:
113 Virginia St
Austin, NV USA
89310
County / Borough / Parish: Lander
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Work in progress-restoration as a community center.
Privately owned?: yes
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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