St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)

St. Aloysius Church
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Location19 Eye Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
CountryUSA
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusActive
DedicatedOctober 16, 1859
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)Benedict Sestini, SJ
Architectural typeChurch
StyleRenaissance
Completed1859
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Washington
Jesuit Maryland Province
ArchdioceseWashington
Clergy
Pastor(s)Rev. David A. Bava, Father Horace McKenna, S..
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.) is located in Central Washington, D.C.
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.) is located in the District of Columbia
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.) is located in the United States
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)
Location19 I St., NW. (at N. Capitol St.), Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates38°54′5″N 77°0′36″W / 38.90139°N 77.01000°W / 38.90139; -77.01000
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectSestini, Father Benedict
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.73002116[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1973
Designated DCIHSMarch 7, 1968[2]

St. Aloysius Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church at 19 I Street in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, D. C. It is administered by the Jesuits since its founding and is named for St. Aloysius Gonzaga. It is often associated with Gonzaga College High School, to which it is physically connected. The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012 the parish was closed and merged with Holy Redeemer church.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). District of Columbia Office of Planning. Inventory S. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Boorstein, Michelle (June 19, 2012). "Shrinking Jesuit population forces closing of D.C.'s St. Aloysius Gonzaga parish". The Washington Post.