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Old Immaculate Conception Church
Artist - Charles Spaulding
On Auguest 17, 1858, Bishop Martin J. Spalding of Louisville purchased a lot from Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Powers and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stone for $400. The lot was 80 by 212 feet.
On this lot, located in the west end of Hawesville overlooking the Ohio River, was constructed the first Immaculate Conception Church of Hawesville. The building was constructed of hand-hewn rock, a product of this area. It was hewn and hollowed by Bill Snowden.
The original Church was completed in 1871. The 1937 flood did extensive damage to the altar and the interior of the Church.
The new Immaculate Conception Church was built in 1958-59. The stained glass windows from the original Church were placed in the new building. These windows were given in memory of Patrick and Margaret Kelly, J. P. Elder, the Minnett family, the Frank Herzog family, Ike C. Adair, Mary Elizabeth and Pope McAdams, the Hagman family, and Lawrence and Frances Walz.
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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Charles Spaulding of Lexington, Kentucky
Charles Spaulding was born in Louisville, and grew up in Frankfort, Kentucky. He and his wife, Lillie, now live in Lexington, Kentucky. They are parents of three boys; all born on the 14h of the month.
Upon completion of a three year tour of duty in the U. S. Marine Corps, he returned to Frankfort to begin work as a commercial artist. After seven years, he accepted a position with a color process printing firm in Lexington, Kentucky. Eleven years later with no previous art training, he began to study and paint wildlife subjects. His noted limited edition prints are distributed throughout the entire United States.
The Kentucky Historical Society commissioned Spaulding to do a painting of Kentucky's first permanent Captiol Building. He is also painting the second Building.
The Kentucky State Fair Board commissioned Spaulding to create a painting to represent the first seventy-five years of the Kentucky State Fair. Spaulding will be on hand at the 1978 Fair in an effort to capture the mood of the fair on canvas.
He is a member of the Kentucky Heritage Artists.
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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