Immaculate Conception Church (Sparks, Nevada)
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Immaculate Conception Church | |
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| Location | 528 Pyramid Way, Sparks, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′18.35″N 119°45′9.3″W / 39.5384306°N 119.752583°WCoordinates: 39°32′18.35″N 119°45′9.3″W / 39.5384306°N 119.752583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | DeLongchamps,Frederick J. |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival |
| MPS | Architecture of Frederick J. DeLongchamps TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001700[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1992 |
The Immaculate Conception Church, located at 528 Pyramid Way[2] in Sparks, Nevada, is a brick Roman Catholic church that was built in 1932. It was designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic J. DeLongchamps (1882-1969) in Mediterranean Revival architecture.[1] As of 1994 it was still used as a church;[1][3] when photographed in 2014, it was operating under the name "Iglesia Cristiana Monte Sinai".[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It was deemed significant as the oldest surviving Catholic church in Sparks, as one of the first built in Nevada after the state became a diocese under 1931 decree of Pope Pius XI, and architecturally as a relatively rare use of Mediterranean Revival style in Nevada and "one of the many outstanding works" of DeLongchamps.[3]:6
Its original form is "somewhat obscured" by a 1970 addition of a vestibule and porch on the front, added to provide handicapped access, but the addition was designed to be compatible architecturally.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 See photo
- 1 2 3 Ana Beth Koval, Patricia Lawrence-Dietz and Lucy Scheid (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Immaculate Conception Church" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying six photos
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