the parish school, a house was erected for the nuns who taught there after they left the seminary building. Many parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati constructed rectories for their pastors in accord with an archiepiscopal directive in the early twentieth century; however, this was not necessary for St. Aloysius Church, as its pastors always resided at the seminary. Moreover, two cemeteries are located in proximity to the church: the original Black cemetery, near U.S. Route 127 west of the church, and the parish cemetery, between the Black cemetery and the church. Recent history Recognition Architectural historians from the Ohio Historical Society surveyed St. Aloysius Church in 1977 as part of a historic preservation effort known as the "Ohio Historic Inventory." This survey revealed that the church's interior was in good condition and its exterior in excellent condition; the only likely threats to its integrity were plans for continued interior remodelling. In recognition of its well-preserved architecture, the church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. More than seventy other buildings at over thirty-five locations, including twenty-eight other churches, were listed on the Register at the same time as part of the "Cross-Tipped Churches Thematic Resources", a collection of architecturally significant buildings related to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in far western Ohio. The tall Gothic Revival towers of the many Catholic churches of this region, pioneered by that of St. Aloysius Church, have become this region's namesake: it is known as the "Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches." Current status St. Aloysius Church continues as an active parish of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to the present day. It is part of the St. Henry Cluster, along with St. Bernard Parish in Burkettsville, St. Francis Parish in Cranberry Prairie, St. Henry Parish in St. Henry, and St. Wendelin Parish in St. Wendelin. The entire cluster is a part of the St. Marys Deanery. References External links St. Henry Cluster Roman Catholic churches completed in 1875 Churches in the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Gothic Revival church buildings in Ohio Churches in Mercer County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, Ohio Religious organizations established in 1865 Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati 1865 establishments in Ohio 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States