St. Mary's Church of the Assumption (Praha, Texas)

St. Mary's Church of the Assumption is a historic church on FM 1295 in Praha, Texas.

LocationFM 1295,
Praha, Texas

Coordinates29°40′11″N 97°4′0″W

Arealess than one acre

Built1895 (1895)

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St. Mary's Church of the Assumption
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Location	FM 1295, Praha, Texas
Coordinates	29°40′11″N 97°4′0″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Architect	O. Kramer
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Churches with Decorative Interior Painting TR
NRHP reference No.	83003138[1]
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1983

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It was built in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[2] Gottfried Flury, a Swiss-born artist from Moulton, TX, painted much of the interior.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.