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Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is located in Downtown Atlanta
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Location 48 Martin Luther King, Jr. St., SW, Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°45′1″N 84°23′22″W / 33.75028°N 84.38944°W / 33.75028; -84.38944Coordinates: 33°45′1″N 84°23′22″W / 33.75028°N 84.38944°W / 33.75028; -84.38944
Area less than one acre
Built 1869
Architectural style Other, Gothic Revival, Commissioners' Gothic
NRHP reference # 76000630
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the second oldest structure in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by local architect William H. Parkins, the cornerstone was laid September 1, 1869 by poet Abram Joseph Ryan. It was completed and dedicated in 1873 and is still in use. It replaced a frame structure on the same site that was famously saved from the burning of the city in 1864.



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