Details for Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Rowlett

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006856

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Marker Number 6856
Atlas Number 5113006856
Marker Title Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Rowlett
Index Entry Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Rowlett
Address 3905 Hickox Rd.
City Rowlett
County Dallas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 727620
UTM Northing 3646707
Subject Codes Roman Catholic denomination; churches; Irish immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1976
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Text Second Catholic church organized in Dallas County, Sacred Heart owes its origins to the devotion of an Irishman, Patrick McEntee (1846 - 1921), who came to Texas in 1874. Farmer and merchant, McEntee helped build the railroad in this area. Tradition holds that services were conducted at his home before this church was built. The parish's first baptism in 1898 was that of his grandchild. McEntee provided the land for Sacred Heart Church and cemetery. Built in 1899, this structure was dedicated in 1900 by Bishop E. J. Dunne. The thirteen stained glass windows were reputedly imported from Germany as memorial tributes. One near the altar was donated by Bishop Dunne. In 1922 parishioners resolved that their building should face the new Bankhead Highway. They turned it around and reset it on the original foundation. The cedars backing the church once stood in front. Ladies of the Altar Society raised the funds for substantial remodeling of the Gothic Revival style edifice in 1955-56. Population loss threatened to close the church, but the membership grew as newcomers settled in the community. Weekly mass is celebrated now for a fellowship which includes descendants of the earliest families.
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