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St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission
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St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission is located in Volusia County
St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission
Location in Volusia County
Location 314 Duss St., New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Area less than one acre
Built 1899 (1899)
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000280
Added to NRHP April 13, 2007

The St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission is a historic building in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. Built in 1899 as Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Faulkner Street, it was relocated to 314 Duss Street in 1956 to serve as a Catholic Mission to the African-American community. Today, it is the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum. On April 13, 2007, the building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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