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.
It was built in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Gottfried Flury, a Swiss-born artist from Moulton, TX, painted much of the interior. 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. 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.Plan
The church has a rectangular plan consisting of a five-bay nave with side aisles terminated by a polygonal apse.Gallery
