Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, Gothic Revival Catholic church in High Hill, Texas.
The Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church is a red brick church at 2833 Farm to Market Road 2672 in High Hill, Texas, built in 1906 to a Gothic Revival design by architect Leo M.J. Dielmann. Its interior walls carry painted canvas designs made in 1912 by Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern.
The church was built in 1906 to designs by Leo M.J. Dielmann, a Texas church architect, in the Gothic Revival style. In 1912 Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern painted freehand designs on canvas and fixed them to the interior walls. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
In 1912 Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern painted freehand designs on canvas and affixed them to the church walls, so the decoration resembles wallpaper. The motifs include angels, crosses with crowns, Stars of David and bunches of grapes.
The church stands at 2833 Farm to Market Road 2672 in High Hill, reached by car on rural roads. It remains an active parish, so visits fit around Mass times rather than casual opening hours. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The interior decoration was painted on canvas in 1912 by Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern, then affixed to the walls so it resembles wallpaper. The freehand designs include angels, crosses with crowns, Stars of David and bunches of grapes.
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