Old Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Gothic Revival church in Kissimmee, Florida.
Old Holy Redeemer Catholic Church is a small brick church at 120 North Sproule Avenue in Kissimmee, built in 1912 for $7,000. It has pointed-arch windows and a steep roof in the Gothic Revival style. The cornerstone was laid on May 5, 1912, and the first mass was celebrated on June 30, 1912.
Early services were held in the home of Mrs. A. Tress, above the Tress Store on Broadway, and the church was once a mission of St. James Catholic Church in Orlando. On May 5, 1912, the cornerstone was laid for a small brick church at 122 W. Sproule Ave., which cost $7,000 and held its first mass on June 30, 1912, initially without pews or electricity. In 1972 the building was sold for $85,000 to the First United Methodist Church, and a new church was built at 1603 N Thacker Avenue.
The church started as a mission of St. James in Orlando and served Kissimmee's growing Catholic community for many decades. It remains a recognizable landmark in the local neighborhood where people gathered for worship and community events.
The church is easy to spot with its distinctive Gothic Revival style along North Sproule Avenue in the neighborhood. Visitors can walk around the exterior to appreciate the architectural details and observe the building from the street.
The first mass in the new brick church was celebrated on June 30, 1912, only weeks after the cornerstone was laid on May 5. The building cost $7,000 and opened without pews or electricity. In 1972 the congregation sold it for $85,000 to the First United Methodist Church.
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