Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) The Basilica of Saint
Mary—Catholic The Basilica of Saint Mary in 2008
|Location:||Hennepin Ave. at 16th St. |Architectural
style:||Classical Revival, Other| |Governing body:||Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis| |NRHP
Reference#:||75000985 | |Added to NRHP:||March 26, 1975| The
Basilica of Saint Mary is a Roman Catholic minor basilica
located on its own city block along Hennepin Avenue between 16th
& 17th Streets in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the
first basilica established in the United States. The Basilica of
Saint Mary is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and is one of the finest examples
of Beaux-Arts architecture in the country. The Basilica of Saint
Mary replaced a previous church, the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. It was originally built in 1871, located at 3rd
Street and 3rd Avenue North, but the expanding warehouse
district was engulfing the church property. Archbishop John Ire