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St. Benedict's Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Benedict's, seen from the northwest.
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Location	411 5th Rue, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°40′11″N 95°50′28″W / 40.66972°N 95.84111°W / 40.66972; -95.84111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1861
Architect	Gerhardt, August; Darley, James
NRHP reference No.	83001100
Added to NRHP	January 27, 1983

St. Benedict's Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. The church parish was founded in 1856 and its building, completed in 1861, is the oldest brick church in the state of Nebraska. The church's address is 411 5th Rue, Nebraska City, Nebraska.

It is a brick "vernacular Romanesque structure featuring buttresses and entry tower".

Its exterior walls were noticed to be spreading in 1948, and it was feared the roof would collapse. "The walls were dismantled, reinforced and then rebuilt using primarily original brick."

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ Janet Jeffries Spencer (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Benedict's Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved June 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1974

External links

• St. Benedict's Catholic Church
• National Register of Historic Places nomination form
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NE-35-5, "St. Benedict Parish Church & School, Clay & Fifth Streets, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE"

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Bishops	Thomas Bonacum John Henry Tihen Charles Joseph O'Reilly Francis Beckman Louis Benedict Kucera James Vincent Casey Glennon Patrick Flavin Fabian Bruskewitz James D. Conley
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Risen Christ Parishes St. Martin's Church, Deweese St. Benedict's Church, Nebraska City St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nebraska City
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