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30°16′37″N 98°52′35″W / 30.27694°N 98.87639°W / 30.27694; -98.87639
Location	306 W. San Antonio St. Fredericksburg, Texas
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	http://church.stmarysfbg.com/
History
Status	Parish church
Dedicated	1906
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Leo M.J. Dielmann
Style	Gothic Revival
Years built	1905 (1905)-1906 (1906)
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
St. Mary's Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Jacob Wagner
Part of	Fredericksburg Historic District (ID70000749)
MPS	Churches with Decorative Interior Painting TR
NRHP reference No.	83003143
RTHL No.	14697
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1983
Designated CP	October 14, 1970
Designated RTHL	1995

St. Mary's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 306 W. San Antonio in Fredericksburg, Texas.

History

Old St. Mary's

The first Catholic church in Fredericksburg was a log house built in 1848. In 1861 it was replaced by a stone building, completed in 1863. Now called Old St. Mary's, since 1906 this building has served several purposes, including as a schoolhouse. Its place in the history of German immigration to Texas lead it to be listed as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1994.

St. Mary's today

By 1901 the church building was too small for the congregation. A new church was designed by San Antonio architect Leo M.J. Dielmann and built by contractor Jacob Wagner in 1906. The current St. Mary's contains many Gothic features such as buttresses, trefoil motifs, and a corner tower rising high above the roofline. The interior contains extensive painting and murals, including on the organ pipes and ceiling vaults, leading to its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places as a painted church. It is also part of the National Register's Fredericksburg Historic District, and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

The current campus also includes Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 302 East College Street. Originally opened in 1919, it was closed in the 1940s, then reopened as a mission of St. Mary's for Spanish speakers in 1983.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Gillespie County

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Knopp, Kenn. "A Short History of New St. Mary's Church". The Painted Churches of Texas: Echoes of the Homeland. Sacred Ground. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
3. ^ Kennedy, Carol; Flory Butler, Linda; McCann, Marianne (1983). "Churches in Texas with Decorative Interior Painting – National Register of Historic Places Thematic Nomination" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. pp. 30–32. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
4. ^ "Old St. Mary's Church (Die Alte Kirche)". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
5. ^ "St. Mary's Catholic Church". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
6. "A Guide to the Leo M. J. Dielmann Papers, Drawings, and Photographs, 1847-1961". Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
7. "Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church". St. Mary's Catholic Church (official website). Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

External links

• Official site

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