Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville, Kentucky)
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The historic Christ Church Cathedral, located at 421 South 2nd Street Louisville, Kentucky
, was founded on May 31, 1822. The original church building was completed in 1824, a new Romanesque Revival facade
was added in 1870.
Christ Church became the Cathedral
of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
in May 1894. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, was founded on May 31, 1822. The original church building was completed in 1824, a new Romanesque Revival facade
Facade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
was added in 1870.
Christ Church became the Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
The Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the western half of the state of Kentucky. The diocese, which originally comprised all of Kentucky, consecrated its first bishop, the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Bosworth Smith, in 1832...
in May 1894. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.