St. Bridget of Erin cast iron fragment

Location: North Jefferson Avenue at Carr Street

Built: 1859

Demolished: 2016

Served the Kerry Patch Irish Catholics, St. Bridget was one of the five oldest churches in St. Louis.

According to the Archdiocese, St. Bridget was built to serve an Irish parish organized in 1853. A girls’ school run by the Sisters of St. Joseph and a boys’ school run by the Christian Brothers began there in 1871. From 1927 to 1936 it served Kenrick Prep Seminary and High School. Later occupied by Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and then by Central Catholic Church and School.

Photo Credits: Black and white image of the church: St. Louis Archdioces. Color interior photo before demolition: John Langholz.

You can see in the interior photo, these cast iron fragments were ornamental at the top of the columns where they met the ceiling. A lofty gold flourish!

Price: $250 each