page_title: Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (St. Louis)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (St. Louis) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 08000031
context_page_description: Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory is a former Catholic church and adjacent rectory in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is currently the home of the Compton Heights Concert Band. The former church and rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: Immaculate Conception was the name of three different churches in the city of St. Louis at different periods of time.  The first church was built at Eighth and Chestnut Streets in 1854. It was forced to close from damage and potential danger by the tunnels that were dug beneath it. The parish was re-established in 1874 at Jefferson and Lucas Streets.  The second parish was suppressed by Archbishop John Joseph Kain in 1902. Six years later what had been St. Kevin's Parish was renamed Immaculate Conception when the present church building was constructed.
  The original St. Kevin's Church was built in 1876 at Park Street and Cardinal Avenue.  By 1904 the parish was in need of a larger church. They decided to relocate to the corner of Lafayette and Longfellow. The United States had been placed under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception.  It was decided to rename the parish Immaculate Conception/St. Kevin. The former St. Kevin's church building was converted for use as the parish school, which was served by the Sisters of Loretto. In time the parish dropped St. Kevin from its name and became known simply as Immaculate Conception.
  In 1977 St. Henry's Church, founded in 1885, merged with Immaculate Conception.  The parish became known as Immaculate Conception/St. Henry's and was staffed by the Augustinians.  The former St. Henry's Church at Rutger and California Streets was destroyed as a result of two fires in the mid 1990s and had to be torn down.  The Catholic population in the area declined over the years and the parish was closed in 2005. The church and rectory were purchased for use by the Compton Heights Concert Band.  They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
caption: Immaculate Conception Rectory
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