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	Old St. Teresa's Catholic Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	313 Residence Avenue; Albany, Georgia
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1859
Architect	Father Thomas O'Reilly
NRHP reference No.	75000589
Added to NRHP	April 01, 1975

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Old St. Teresa Church is located in downtown Albany, Georgia on Residence Ave. It is the oldest church building in Albany, and the oldest Catholic Church still in use in Georgia. The name Old St. Teresa Catholic Church was given, because it changed to a new location in Albany. The church was kept in use and at least one mass is a held every week.^[2]

History

Construction on the church began in 1859, on land that was given by Col. Nelson Tift, the founder of Albany. The bricks that make up the building were hand-made by slaves on a plantation near Newton, Georgia. Due to the Civil War, construction of the church was halted before the interior was completed. It was then used as a hospital for wounded Confederate Soldiers. After the war, the building was completed and dedicated under the patronage of St. Teresa of Avila on November 19, 1882 by William ll. Gross, D.D., who was the Bishop of Savannah at the time.^[3] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

Currently

A new larger parish church was dedicated into use in 1958, but the downtown location was kept as a second church.^[4] A Mass is conducted every Wednesday at noon at the Residence Ave. address.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
^ Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68
^ Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68
^ Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68
^ http://www.albanygeorgia.biz/attractions/mustsee_heritage.html

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.

[2] Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68

[3] Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68

[4] Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68

[5] ttp://www.albanygeorgia.biz/attractions/mustsee_heritage.html

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 == History ==
-Construction on the church began in 1859, on land that was given by Col. Nelson Tift, the founder of Albany.  The bricks that make up the building were hand-made by slaves on a plantation near [[Newton, Georgia]].  Due to the [[Civil War (United States)|Civil War]], construction of the church was halted before the interior was completed.  It was then used as a hospital for wounded Confederate Soldiers.  and then was completed after the war.  The church was then dedicated under the patronage of St. Teresa of Avila on November 19, 1882 by William ll. Gross, D.D., who was the Bishop of Savannah at the time.<ref>Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68</ref> The church was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
+Construction on the church began in 1859, on land that was given by Col. Nelson Tift, the founder of Albany.  The bricks that make up the building were hand-made by slaves on a plantation near [[Newton, Georgia]].  Due to the [[Civil War (United States)|Civil War]], construction of the church was halted before the interior was completed.  It was then used as a hospital for wounded Confederate Soldiers.  the war   was  dedicated under the patronage of St. Teresa of Avila on November 19, 1882 by William ll. Gross, D.D., who was the Bishop of Savannah at the time.<ref>Joiner, Don. "St. Teresa's Catholic Church." Antebellum Churches in Georgia. [S.l.]: Lulu, 2007. 167-68</ref> The church was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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