{"id":142,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:48:35","latitude":38.2874752000000029283910407684743404388427734375,"longitude":-85.81437280000000100699253380298614501953125,"title":"Holy Trinity Heritage Court","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/0d27d49441580c0b2cd2dec7cd7a5ea1.jpg","address":"","all_locations":[],"zoom":11,"creator":["Carl Creason","Hannah O'Daniel","Katherine Gann","Daniel Michael","Leanna Smith"],"description":"Dedicated in October 1977, the Holy Trinity Heritage Court commemorates the history of Roman Catholics in southern Indiana.  The court marks the site of the former Holy Trinity Church.  The court includes portions of the original brick foundation of the church and two bronze bells.  Fire destroyed the church on December 29, 1975.  Holy Trinity Heritage Court is a a site of remembrance, celebration, and pilgrimage for Catholics in southern Indiana.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nHoly Trinity Church served as the first of four Catholic parishes in New Albany.  The site of the church has been an anchor of Catholicism in New Albany since 1837, when Father Louis Neyron purchased the lot and had a small one-story structure built on the location to offer mass.  As membership grew, parishioners developed plans for the construction of a brick church.  Tensions between Irish and German parishioners resulted in a split.  When completed in 1852, the Gothic-style church building served the Irish members.  In 1865, Father John Mougin blessed two bronze bells in a special ceremony.  During the December 29, 1975, fire, the bells fell from the steeple and cracked on the front steps of the building.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFollowing the fire, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis rejected plans to rebuild on the site.  Holy Trinity parishioners joined St. Mary’s of the Annunciation and other Catholic churches in the area.  Members of the former parish chose to allocate money from the insurance settlement for the construction of Holy Trinity Heritage Court.  In April 1977, former members of the church helped plant 150 trees on the site to commemorate the parish’s history.  Many of the former church buildings have been repurposed; the former rectory served as the location of religious agencies for thirty years.  Recently, the St. Elizabeth Maternity Center completed a full renovation of the building to serve as its central office.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["“Holy Trinity Heritage Court,” pamphlet printed by Holy Trinity Altar Society, Dec. 15, 1977, in Churches - Holy Trinity Church vertical file, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.<br /><br /><em>Courier-Journal</em>, Dec. 30, 1975.<br /><br /><em>The Criterion</em>, Aug. 27, 2004. <br /><br /><em>New Albany Tribune</em>, Oct. 8, 1963. <br /><br /><em>Holy Trinity Church, New Albany, Indiana</em> (Chicago, IL: C. P. D. Corporation, [n.d.]), p. 3.<br /><br />Paul Sweeney, “Holy Trinity Church” (TS), Churches – Holy Trinity Church vertical file, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library."],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/0d27d49441580c0b2cd2dec7cd7a5ea1.jpg":{"id":1096,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Church Remnants","description":"Remnants of the brick foundation of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.  The church burned in 1975.  The site now serves as Holy Trinity Heritage Court. <br />\r\nImage courtesy of Daniel Vivian. | Daniel Vivian | 2015 | Daniel Vivian","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/0d27d49441580c0b2cd2dec7cd7a5ea1.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/8f4683becce0347533abda3efd0af4dc.jpg":{"id":1100,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"1975 Fire","description":"New Albany firefighters work to extinguish the fire that destroyed Holy Trinity Church on December 29, 1975. The site of the former church is now Holy Trinity Heritage Court.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection. | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection  | 1975","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/8f4683becce0347533abda3efd0af4dc.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/b343d71754142fe7bad03f8654c794c1.jpg":{"id":1092,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Holy Trinity Catholic Church","description":"View of Holy Trinity Catholic Church taken sometime before December 1975.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Collections.  | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Collections. | 1975","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/b343d71754142fe7bad03f8654c794c1.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/4dcca5a0deac11004670492ddd28a2d0.jpg":{"id":1094,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Commemorative Plaque","description":"A plaque provides information about Holy Trinity Church and the development of Holy Trinity Heritage Court.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of Daniel Vivian.  | Daniel Vivian  | 2015 | Daniel Vivian","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/4dcca5a0deac11004670492ddd28a2d0.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/c9932fe78a34e9586cf5b5904026784a.jpg":{"id":1095,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Bells","description":"Two of the bronze bells that hung in Holy Trinity Catholic Church. 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The bell at left dates from 1865.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of Daniel Vivian.  | Daniel Vivian | 2015 | Daniel Vivian","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/c9932fe78a34e9586cf5b5904026784a.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/68bb2c7b4af40da00666f237669fe004.jpg":{"id":1093,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Foundations","description":"Surviving foundations of Holy Trinity Church<br />\r\nImage courtesy of Daniel Vivian | Daniel Vivian  | 2015 | Daniel Vivian","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/68bb2c7b4af40da00666f237669fe004.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/95fa6a7ce46e0c316ecb8abd0ba823da.jpg":{"id":1097,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Aerial View","description":"Holy Trinity Catholic Church shown with Holy Trinity School on the right and the School Administration Building on the left.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections.  | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections | 1976 | Henry DeWolf Aerial Surveys ","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/95fa6a7ce46e0c316ecb8abd0ba823da.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/123e9ce466613e58f3744bd9fcb024f5.jpg":{"id":1098,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Altar","description":"The altar of Holy Trinity Church.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections | 1970s","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/123e9ce466613e58f3744bd9fcb024f5.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/6138fa47cdad996a2b6d865200d97d2a.jpg":{"id":1099,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Pastors","description":"Six pastors served Holy Trinity Church during the 139-year history of the parish: Louis Francis Negron (1836-1863), John Mougin (1863-1881), John B. Kelly (1881-1905), Charles Curran (1905-1934), Joseph E. Hamill (1934-1962), and Bernard W. Gerdon (1962-1975).<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections  | 1975","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/6138fa47cdad996a2b6d865200d97d2a.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/a90ba27a9733eef7efcb7473663c214b.jpg":{"id":1101,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Sanctuary","description":"Interior of Holy Trinity Church as it appeared during the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections.  | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections  | 1965","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/a90ba27a9733eef7efcb7473663c214b.jpg"},"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/fullsize/1e455e98a1dd2f7d6122b29f5bf1a319.jpg":{"id":1102,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Vestments Cabinet","description":"After the church burned, Robert Applegate repurposed the vestments cabinet as a desk in his architect&#039;s office.  The cabinet now serves St. Mary&#039;s of the Annunciation parish in New Albany.<br />\r\nImage courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections.  | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections  | 2012","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/files/square_thumbnails/1e455e98a1dd2f7d6122b29f5bf1a319.jpg"}}}