Holy Family Church was built in 1883 at 1715 Izard Street, at the intersections of 18th and Izard Streets in North Omaha,

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within the

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. It is the oldest existing

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Church in Omaha, and is listed on the

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History

Holy Family Church was built in 1883 for Irish railroad workers and their families. It was designed by Omaha architects Charles and August Cleves in Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival Style. The complex includes a

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, school and rectory. Later, the church served Omaha's growing

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immigrant community. Priests at Holy Family Church were ultimately responsible for establishing

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in the late 1800s. There was also a priest assigned to serve the Omaha's

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immigrant community in 1915. Holy Family Church was regarded as a center of progressive activism in the 1960s and 1970s under the pastorate of Father John McCaslin. David Rice, of the Rice/Poindexter Case, was a guitar player at the church in the early 1970s. The building was designated an Omaha landmark in 1985, and listed on the

in 1986. According to the City of Omaha, Holy Family is the oldest remaining brick church structure in the city.(nd
Holy Family Church
City of Omaha Landmarks. Retrieved 5/2/07.

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External links

Holy Family parish website
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