Church of Saint Anthony (Casper, Wyoming)
Church of Saint Anthony | |
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Location | 604 S. Center St., Casper, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 42°50′37″N 106°19′29″W / 42.84361°N 106.32472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1919-20 |
Built by | Donahoe Construction Co. |
Architect | Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Website | https://stanthonyscasper.org/ |
MPS | Buildings Designed by Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney in Casper MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96001631[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 30, 1997 |
The Church of Saint Anthony in Casper, Wyoming, is a Roman Catholic church located at 604 S. Center Street. It is a Romanesque Revival building designed by architects Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney and built in 1919–20.
It replaced a predecessor wooden church, built following a successful fund-raising drive started in 1897 by several Irish immigrant women. Irish immigrants worked as shepherds in the area.[2]
The 1920 church is brick and marble upon a concrete foundation, with a full basement and a tile roof. The brick is laid in stretcher bond. Its "distinctive square bell tower, tile roof, round arched windows and corbel tables closely resemble churches in Italy and represents the Romanesque Revival architectural style.".[2]
![vigil candle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Saint_Anthony%E2%80%99s_Church_Casper_Wyoming_All_Souls_Day_Candles.jpg/220px-Saint_Anthony%E2%80%99s_Church_Casper_Wyoming_All_Souls_Day_Candles.jpg)
An adjacent rectory, built in 1949-50 is not included in the listing.[2]
Saint Anthony’s Church engages in picketing for the pro life movement in Casper and sponsors True Care, a Crisis pregnancy center and ministry of the church.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Robert G. Rosenberg (July 31, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of Saint Anthony". National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1996
- ^ "Wyoming churches aren't slowing down on pro-life activism". October 17, 2022.
- Roman Catholic churches in Wyoming
- National Register of Historic Places in Natrona County, Wyoming
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Wyoming
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1920
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- Anti-abortion movement in the United States
- Wyoming Registered Historic Place stubs