{"nrhp_refnum":"05000525","name":"St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church","other_names":["121-0032"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"230 33rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newport News","county":"Newport News","state":"VA","lat":36.98330063700007,"lon":-76.43198854899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Religion","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story brick Classical Revival church at 230 33rd Street in downtown Newport News, Virginia, built 1916-1917 to designs by architect Carl Ruehrmund, with a 1917 rectory, 1917 garage and a prayer garden.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the home of the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Newport News, founded as a mission in 1881, and that its history parallels the city's growth. It is tied to two parochial schools and to the philanthropy of Thomas Fortune Ryan and Ida Mary Berry Ryan. It is also an excellent example of American Renaissance Classical Revival architecture by a German-trained architect.","narrative":"Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is a brick Classical Revival church on 33rd Street in downtown Newport News, Virginia. Designed by Richmond architect Carl Ruehrmund and built in 1916-1917, it has a pedimented portico with four fluted Corinthian columns, granite steps, arched stained glass windows, and an interior of coffered ceilings, marble wainscot and stenciled murals. A matching Colonial Revival rectory and a garage, both from 1917, stand beside it, along with a prayer garden. The parish began in 1881 as a mission and is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Newport News. It later founded two parochial schools, and financier Thomas Fortune Ryan and his wife Ida Mary Berry Ryan donated the original convent and girls' school, since demolished. Father Lloyd Franklin Stephenson, the parish's first African-American pastor, is also noted. Changes after Vatican Council II altered the altar and chapel, but the building remains well preserved and its congregation remains active in the community.","period_of_significance":"1916-1917","architect_builder":"Carl Ruehrmund--Architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The church is described as in good condition and still serves an active congregation; the rectory is used for offices and classrooms.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.694346-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/6821/41682103/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05000525.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000525/b2f7a8e7f6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000525/b2f7a8e7f6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Joseph Sullivan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Vincent_de_Paul_Catholic_Church_(Front).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Sullivan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Vincent_de_Paul_Catholic_Church_(Front).JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100009200","name":"Newport News Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/newport-news-downtown-historic-district-100009200/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682103","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Vincent_de_Paul_Catholic_Church_(Newport_News,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900612"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/newport-news/st-vincent-de-paul-catholic-church-05000525/"}