Sacred Heart Church (Tombstone, Arizona)

Sacred Heart Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 516 Safford Street in Tombstone, Arizona, United States. It was built in 1881, purportedly with support by Nellie Cashman, an Irish immigrant who had been in the United States since age five. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson.

Sacred Heart Church
View from the south. At left is the 1881 parish office; at right is the 1947 church.
Location592 Safford St., Tombstone, Arizona
Coordinates31.714112°N 110.064153°W / 31.714112; -110.064153
Arealess than one acre
Built1881 (1881)
ArchitectAtkinson, Terry
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.02000032[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 2002

Cashman was a noted miner and local businesswoman owning a hotel /restaurant, who also worked as a nurse. She was said to have provided spiritual support to the convicted killers of the Bisbee Massacre, and to have prevented a public spectacle of their execution in Tombstone.

Images
Current (2016) images of the Sacred Heart Church and Parish
  • The Sacred Heart Church.
  • The Sacred Heart Church Parish.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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