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Annunciation Church
Look up East 7th Street to the church with the tall
spire. Annunciation Church
sits on the southwest corner of Poplar and East 7th. Started in
1879, the church was dedicated on New Year’s Day, 1880. The
steeple is a masterpiece of intricate carpentry, a weblike interweaving
of timbers built to last for centuries. A great bell which weighs
3,026 pounds is 11,000 feet above sea level. It is called “St.
Mary” and was installed in 1885. The church and rectory cost
$40,000. The prominent “Unsinkable Molly Brown” was
married in the church on September 1, 1886, and the funeral services
for Baby Doe Tabor were held here in 1935. In every photo of Leadville,
the spire is a directional landmark. The church is generally unlocked
and you are welcome to visit being careful not to interrupt any
services which may be taking place.
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Copyright © 1998, Gloria Cheshier
Photos by Vision Technologies, Inc.
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