Cathedral of St. Andrew, Gothic Revival cathedral in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
Cathedral of St. Andrew is a Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, with a tall bell tower, pointed arches, and decorative stonework. It serves as the seat of the Diocese of Little Rock and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The cornerstone was laid in 1878 and the church was dedicated in 1881 by Bishop Edward Fitzgerald, making it one of the oldest continuously used places of worship in the city. Over the following decades, the building underwent several additions and restorations to suit its role as a cathedral.
The cathedral holds a set of Stations of the Cross sculpted by Joseph Sibbel, originally destined for a church in Chicago before ending up here by mistake. Visitors can see them up close as they walk through the interior.
The cathedral is open for worship and welcomes visitors outside of services, so checking times before arriving is a good idea. It sits in downtown Little Rock and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets.
The walls were built using granite quarried from the Fourche Mountains, part of the Ouachita range nearby, which gives the building a direct connection to the local landscape. Under the cathedral there is a crypt where bishops of the diocese are buried.
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