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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
PH 14 JUN 1999
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
6-14-1999
Format of Original
35mm color negative
Description
Full exterior view of Sacred Heart Church, 65 Mellen Street, from southwest (at the southeast corner of Mellen Street and Sherman Street). The building that formerly housed the Sacred Heart School (83 Sherman Street) is visible in the left portion of the photo.
The church was built from 1896 - 1915, designed by Portland architects Francis Fassett and Edward Fassett, and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The first mass at Sacred Heart was celebrated on 4 April 1897.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 14 June 1999.
(Additional photos of exterior details below)
Recommended Citation
"Sacred Heart Church, 1999" (1999). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. 237.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/237
Sacred Heart Church architectural detail
PH 14 JUN 1999 fr03-wtm.JPG (6845 kB)
Sacred Heart Church architectural detail
Keywords
Portland, Me., Parkside, Houses of worship, Churches