The original St. Hyacinth Church, above, was built in 1878-79 on Brown Street, diagonally across from the present-day St. Hyacinth Church. The first masses were celebrated on Aug. 22, 1879, and the church served the parish until the congregation outgrew the building. In 1941, construction was started on a much larger church building across the street. The last mass in the old church was celebrated on Oct. 18, 1942, and the first masses in the new church were celebrated on Oct. 25, 1942. The old church was demolished several years later and site remains a vacant lot.

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