Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the second oldest structure in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by local architect William H. Parkins, the cornerstone was laid September 1, 1869 by poet Abram Joseph Ryan. It was completed and dedicated in 1873 and is still in use.[2] It replaced a frame structure on the same site that was famously saved from the burning of the city in 1864.[3]

This article is about the shrine in Atlanta, Georgia. For the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., see Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Location48 Martin Luther King, Jr. St., SW,
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°45′1″N 84°23′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
ArchitectWilliam H. Parkins
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Commissioners' Gothic
NRHP reference No.76000630[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Notes
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. King, Spencer, "A Yankee Who Served the South", Atlanta Historical Bulletin, June 1969, p.12
  3. King, Spencer, "A Yankee Who Served the South", Atlanta Historical Bulletin, June 1969, p.25


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