Church Of The Holy Family (Columbus, Georgia)
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The Church of the Holy Family is a
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located in
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,
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that was built in 1880. The Catholic church in Columbus had outgrown its original church built in 1829. The church's architect/builder, Daniel Matthew Foley, had designed 16 other churches before coming to Columbus to design this church. It is the only
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church in Columbus and "is an architectural as well as religious anchor point in the community." (with photo from 1980) It was added to the
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in 1980. It was listed on the National Register along with other historic properties identified in a large survey.


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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscogee County, Georgia Gothic Revival church buildings in Georgia (U.S. state) Roman Catholic churches completed in 1877 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Roman Catholic churches in Georgia (U.S. state) Churches in Columbus, Georgia Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Muscogee County, Georgia 1829 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-RC-church-stub