| Marker Number |
2517 |
| Atlas Number |
5069002517 |
| Marker Title |
Holy Family Catholic Church |
| Index Entry |
Holy Family Catholic Church |
| Address |
210 St. Joseph St. |
| City |
Nazareth |
| County |
Castro |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
765866 |
| UTM Northing |
3826453 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Roman Catholic denomination; Irish immigrants/immigration; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1987 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
St. Joseph St., N side opposite St. Mary's St. |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The history of Holy Family Catholic Church parallels that of the town of Nazareth. The families of brothers V. A., J. A., and T. P. McCormick and other Irish families came to this area from New York in the early 1890s. The Rev. Joseph Reisdorff arrived in 1902 to establish a Catholic parish. Advertising in German-language newspapers in the U.S. Midwest, he induced many German Catholic families to settle here. Reisdorff named the new town Nazareth. An important part of the area's development, the church remains a focal point of community activities. (1987) |
