Sacred Heart Church (Tombstone, Arizona)


Sacred Heart Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View from the south. At left is the 1881 parish office; at right is the 1947 church.
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Location	516 Safford St., Tombstone, Arizona
Coordinates	31°42′51″N 110°03′51″W / 31.714112°N 110.064153°W / 31.714112; -110.064153Coordinates: 31°42′51″N 110°03′51″W / 31.714112°N 110.064153°W / 31.714112; -110.064153
Area	less than one acre
Built	1881 (1881)
Architect	Atkinson, Terry
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	02000032^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 2002

Sacred Heart Church is a historic church at 516 Safford Street in Tombstone, Arizona, United States. It was built in 1881, purportedly with support by Nellie Cashman, an Irish immigrant who had been in the United States since age five. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 .

Cashman was a noted miner and local businesswoman owning a hotel /restaurant, who also worked as a nurse. She was said to have provided spiritual support to the convicted killers of the Bisbee Massacre, and to have prevented a public spectacle of their execution in Tombstone.

Images

Current (2016) images of the Sacred Heart Church and Parish

The Sacred Heart Church.

The Sacred Heart Church Parish.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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