{"nrhp_refnum":"72000399","name":"Sacred Heart Catholic Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Greene and 13th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.47728742600003,"lon":-81.97665924799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Catholic church building at the northwest corner of Greene and 13th Streets in Augusta, Georgia, built between 1898 and 1900 and designed by Jesuit lay brother Brother Otten.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an outstanding example of late 19th century eclectic brick architecture, with more than fifteen patterns of brickwork and Romanesque influences. It also notes the parish's long role as a cultural, educational and charitable center in Augusta, and its link to Jesuit-designed churches such as St. Joseph's in Macon.","narrative":"Sacred Heart Catholic Church occupies the northwest corner of Greene and 13th Streets in Augusta, Georgia. Its cornerstone was laid in 1898, and it was dedicated in 1900 and consecrated in 1907. Brother Otten, a Jesuit lay brother who also designed St. Joseph's Church in Macon, was the architect. The nomination praises the exterior brickwork, which uses many patterns and custom-made brick sizes produced by artisans brought from Munich. The interior follows a neo-Romanesque design, with altars carved in Italy and stained glass from Germany. The parish began in 1874 as Irish immigration outgrew St. Patrick's Church. Jesuit priests ran a degree-granting college, a charitable St. Vincent de Paul Society operated here, and the church became a cultural center known for its music and preaching. Prominent Augustans, including Senator Patrick Walsh and poet James Ryder Randall, belonged to the parish.","period_of_significance":"1898-1900","architect_builder":"Brother Otten, Jesuit lay brother (brick made by artisans from Munich using the Halger Brick Company facilities)","architectural_style":"Eclectic with Romanesque and neo-Romanesque influences; Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied as a religious building at the time of nomination; a cover letter says it was threatened with abandonment by a changing parish.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.977437-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000399.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000399/287d8860b5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000399/287d8860b5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Flickr user Stacie Wells","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred_Heart_Cultural_Center_front_gates.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr user Stacie Wells</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred_Heart_Cultural_Center_front_gates.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000285","name":"Augusta Canal Industrial District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/augusta-canal-industrial-district-71000285/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209399","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Cultural_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397189"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/sacred-heart-catholic-church-72000399/"}