St. Mary's Church of the Assumption (Praha, Texas)
Introduction '''St. Mary's Church of the Assumption''' is a historic church on FM 1295 in Praha, Texas.It was built in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.Gottfried Flury, a Swiss-born artist from Moulton, TX, painted much of the interior. Using a combination of stenciling, infill painting, and freehand techniques, Flury's trompe-l'œil designs mimic stone vaults and Gothic tracery reminiscent of central European models. The ornate polychrome interior of St. Mary's Church of the Assumption is typical of the so-called "Painted Churches of Texas" constructed by immigrants who settled in the region in the nineteenth century.
Plan The church has a rectangular plan consisting of a five-bay nave with side aisles terminated by a polygonal apse.
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See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Texas
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Further reading * Baker, T. Lindsay. ''Ghost Towns of Texas''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. * Christensen, Carl J., and Pixie Christensen. ''Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas''. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2016. * Koenig, Jon Todd. ''Fayette County''. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2011.
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