Call NumberX-82CreatorWolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977Date1935-1949SummaryView northwest towards exterior of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at corner of Galena Avenue and North Spruce Street, Telluride, Colorado. Built in 1896 on what became known as "Catholic Hill" for a large number of Catholic Italians and Austrians who lived there, the delapitated wood frame structure with front gable and clapboard siding is in need of paint. Belltower and apex of gable have decorative wood trim; side facade has four arched windows, two more flank projecting front entry vestibule, with a round floret window above entry. The church is surrounded by overgrown grasses and a low concrete wall; a powerline pole with bulb streetlamp is in foreground; residences and mountain are in background.Physical Description1 photonegative : black-and-white ; 7 x 11 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 10 x 17 cm (4 x 6 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectTelluride (Colo.)Catholic Churches--Colorado--TellurideHistoric sites--Colorado--TellurideSt. Patrick's Catholic Church (Telluride, Colo.)Geographic AreaTelluride (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000082Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH906. Muriel Sibell Wolle papersNotesFormerly WO2088. Penciled on back of photoprint: "Catholic Church". Telluride Historic District designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100000823DonorMuriel Sibell Wolle estate, 1977
Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977, St. Patrick's Catholic Church (1935-1949). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123745
