NRHP: St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Rectory, and Parish Hall
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St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Rectory, and Parish Hall
NRHP Reference #: 08000170
NRHP Listing Date: 20080312
Location
Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska
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Summary
St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Rectory, and Parish Hall are three architecturally significant buildings. The three buildings together illustrate the importance of religion to the Catholic community in and around Anselmo, both through the scale and elaboration of their design and the care with which they have been preserved. These buildings were not built without effort and sacrifice on the part of the community. Also known as the Cathedral of the Sandhills, the church itself is a striking example of the Late Gothic Revival style, featuring Tudor arched doors and window openings with Gothic windows within. The rectory is an elegantly built Craftsman style house with just enough elements of the Gothic style from the church adjacent to indicate that they are a matched set. The parish hall, once the church, was a lovely example of a hall form church of no particular style. A bit of elaboration had been added to the building through the addition of fishscale shingles under the gable on the front façade and the arched entry above the door, however, the building was always simple and its form followed its function.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
