The Annunciation Church is a Catholic church located at the corner of Texas Avenue and Crawford Street in

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Houston, Texas.

History

Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation." The original architect is unknown, but was dedicated on September 10, 1871. Nicholas Clayton altered the building, adding the bell tower twin towers in 1884.Sister Mary Brendan O'Donnell, "CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, HOUSTON," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ivc01), accessed November 11, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church remains Houston's oldest existing church and, as such, the property was eventually faced with a foundation problem. A large void had developed underneath the church's southwest corner and, symptomatically, the foundation subsided. Through a polymer injection process work at Annunciation Catholic Church was completed in two days with minimal disruption to mass and parishioners. File:Annunciation Church, Houston TX.jpg, Postcard, File:Nicholas_Clayton's_plan_to_remodel_the_facade_of_Annunciation_Church.jpg, Nicholas Clayton's remodeling plan, 1893 File:Nicholas_Clayton's_plan_to_remodel_the_facade_of_Annunciation_Church.jpg, Nicholas Clayton remodeling plans, 1893 File:Annunciation Church Houston Texas.JPG, The church in 2010

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
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