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AKA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Seattle, WA; Immaculate Conception Church, Seattle, WA
Structure Type: built works - religious structures - churches
Designers: Clark and McInnes, Architects (firm); Clark ; McInnes
Dates: constructed 1904-1904
Overview
The Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Order, founded the Church of the Immaculate Conception in 1891, on the property currently occupied by the Jesuit Seattle University. It moved to this location in 1904, and was, in 2015, the oldest extant Roman Catholic church in the City of Seattle.
Building History
This church served a large congregation, and was designed on a grand scale, Its dome was built 150 feet high, covering one of the largest gathering spaces in Seattle. Archbishop Edward O'Dea (1856 -1932) dedicated the building on 12/04/1904. The Jesuit Order operated the Church of the Immaculate Conception until 1929, when the Archdiocese of Seattle took over its administration.
Alterations
William Morgan erected the church's grotto in 1930, a smaller-scale but faithful reproduction of the Grotto to Our Blessed Mother in the pilgrimage church of Lourdes, France.
PCAD id: 8778
