Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a historic Catholic parish church located at 2206 Binney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska within the Archdiocese of Omaha.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Church seen from northeast
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Location	2218 Binney Street, Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°17′10.5″N 95°56′44.5″W
Built	1900
Architect	Fisher & Lawrie
Architectural style	Gothic revival
NRHP reference No.	83001093 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1983

Description

Built in 1902 in Late Gothic Revival style, the City of Omaha declared it a landmark in 1979, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Located in a historically African American neighborhood today, the church was originally constructed on land donated by Omaha real estate investor and banker Herman Kountze for his housing addition called Kountze Place. ^[2] A high-end streetcar suburb, Kountze Place was an all-white enclave for more than 50 years. White flight in the neighborhood began in 1936 with the imposition of Home Owners' Loan Corporation funds diverting money from a neighboring African American neighborhood called the Omaha. This mass exodus of parishioners from the surrounding neighborhood left Sacred Heart in a lurch, and the church became an open parish for members across the city.^[3] Today, the parish and its elementary school for neighborhood students continue thriving, along with a community outreach program and more.

The building continues serving the parish and has been recognized as an official Omaha Landmark.

See also

• Architecture in North Omaha, Nebraska
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
• List of churches in Omaha, Nebraska