Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
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leadhiker
N 33° 02.058 W 111° 23.112
12S E 464030 N 3655155
The building is the best example of Mission Revival Style in Central Arizona. The previous
church on the site burned in 1893.
Waymark Code: WM8QAF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
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Completed in 1912, the Church of The Assumption is an example of the Mission Revival style of architecture. The third church built for Assumption Parish, it replaced the second church built on this site in 1884, which burned down in 1893. This church was designed under the direction of the parish priest Father Henry Heitz, the last of a long line of French-born priests in Florence.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
This site is #3 on the self-guided Historic Florence Walking Tour.
Marker Name: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pinal
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Town of Florence and Arizona Historical Society.
Year placed: unknown
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