Immaculate Conception, Newport
Interior of Immaculate Conception
1937 Flood
The church faced north, on fifth, between
Central and Columbia.
The rectory was to the immediate west of the church, on 5th.
The
school was on Central, in back of the rectory, and across an alley
In 1955, the Church of the Immaculata
published
a souvenir folder of postcards to celebrate it's
centennial. Those are the scenes below.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Convent
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Interior
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Rectory
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The School
(There are other views of the school on my Newport Schools page)
from the left:
The Most Reverend William T. Malloy, D.D., Bishop of Covington
The Right Reverend Monsignor Gerhard H. Geison, P.A. Pastor
Reverend Owen Patrick Gleeson, Assistant Pastor
Reverend Allen J. Meier, Assistant Pastor
This is a small section of a 1910 Sanborn Fire map, which will
show you
where the various pieces of Immaculate Conception were.
To see *all* of the Sanborn maps, go here.
In 1949, Immaculate Conception published
a booklet celebrating the silver anniversary
of Father Gerhard H. Giesen's at the church. It had the following images:
Looking southeast at Central and Fifth
Immaculate Conception Convent
Convent Chapel
Immaculate Conception School
Immaculate Conception Teaching Faculty
Names are here.
Interior of Immaculate Conception
Ad's in Father Geisen's Anniversary Booklet included full pages from
the Yorkshire Club, Latin Quarter, Glenn Rendezvous, Beverly Hills,
Club Flamingo, the West Side Cafe, and the Merchant's Club.
The Rev. Paul Ryan published a
comprehensive
history of the Covington Diocese in 1954, his history had
special sections on each of the churches in the Diocese.
Immaculate Conception's here,
In 1926, the US Census Bureau counted
church denominations
and their members. The Newport results are
here.
