Assumption Grotto
Grab
Description
View of the grotto, a shrine located in the parish cemetery. Father Amandus Vandendriessche, who had served Assumption Church since 1852, visited France in 1876 and was so inspired by the Shrine at Our Lady of Lourdes that he decided to create a replica at his own parish. The grotto has attracted visitors since its dedication in June 1881. The entire church complex, which consists of the church, parish house, rectory, cemetery and grotto, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Churches-R.C.-Assumption, Grotto at Conners Creek."
Details
- Creator:
- Bardwell, Jex, 1824-1902
- Resource ID:
- EB02c565
- Subject:
- Grottoes (Garden structures)--Michigan--Detroit
- Assumption Grotto Church (Detroit, Mich.)
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Lantern slides
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Negative Number:
- BHC lantern slide no. 441
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.