Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis

The Basilica of Saint Mary is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on its own city block along Hennepin Avenue between 16th & 17th Streets in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the first basilica established in the United States. The Basilica of Saint Mary is the Co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and is one of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the country. The Basilica of Saint Mary was constructed between 1907 and 1915 to the design of Franco-American architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray. It was established as a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1926, making it the first basilica in the United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in...