- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Creator:
- Colley, Van Buren
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1945-10-18
- Subject:
- Monuments and memorials--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--1940-1950
Women--1940-1950
Flags - People:
- O'Reilly, Thomas
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of a unveiling of a memorial to Father Thomas O'Reilly of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, placed near City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the oldest Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia. A founding date for the parish (originally called "The Catholic Church") has not been determined. The original structure was built on the corner of Lloyd Street and Hunter Street in 1848, but since that time the street names have changed to Central Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, respectively. After suffering damage during the Civil War the parish built a new structure at the same location in 1869. The church was renamed on behalf of an oil painting of the Immaculate Conception that was hung behind the altar of the newly built church and dedicated as such in 1873. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2269.001
ahc1702269001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2735
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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