NRHP: St. Bonaventure Church Complex

St. Bonaventure Church Complex (Ecclesia St. Bonaventura)

St. Bonaventure Church Complex (Ecclesia St. Bonaventura)

NRHP Reference #: 82000598

NRHP Listing Date: 19821019

Location

Off NE 14, Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska

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Summary

The St. Bonaventure complex, located in Raeville, consists of the brick church, a three-story brick school, a two-story frame rectory, a one-story frame parish hall, and the church cemetery and orchard. The magnificent church was built in 1917-19 in the Romanesque Revival style. Jacob M. Nachtigall of Omaha was the architect. Surrounded by rolling hills and a vast agricultural landscape, the church is a noted landmark with its twin towers visible for miles. The complex forms an important ethnic and religious hamlet for the German-Catholic community.

Further Information

Ecclesia St. Bonaventure Catholic Church (D. Murphy)

Ecclesia St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, interior view of nave looking east toward altar (D. Murphy)

Ecclesia St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, (D. Murphy)

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