St. Wenceslaus
The Church of Saints Peter & Paul was established in 1898 in New Hradec, North Dakota, to serve ethnic Bohemian families. Scattered throughout a 50-mile area, the journey and growing burden of traveling rough roads to attend Mass was becoming all too apparent, especially for those families living much closer to Dickinson. Wanting a parish nearer to where they lived, approximately 45 families banded together in 1908 to purchase property in Dickinson to build a church. Although facing opposition from local clergy in New Hradec and Dickinson, Bishop Shanley of the Fargo Diocese gave permission for the establishment of a new parish in 1909. Incorporated by the State of North Dakota on August 09, 1912, St. Wenceslaus Church was dedicated and blessed by His Excellency, Most Reverend Vincent J. Wehrle, O.S.B., first Bishop of Bismarck, on the Feast of St. John Nepomucene, May 16, 1913.
The original St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church was built in 1913 and located at 306 4th Avenue East, at the intersection of 4th Ave East and 4th Street East on the northeast corner. The building was made of wood, with stain-glass windows, and a bell tower. The original church was constructed by the Walton and Davis Lumber Company, Dickinson, at a cost of $2,302.50.
Rectory construction began and was completed in 1925 at a cost of $1,300. Ground was broken for a new school on the Feast of St. Wenceslaus, September 28, 1950. The school was completed in October 1951. The current church structure at 525 3rd Street East was completed in 1956 by the Olheiser Construction Company in Dickinson at a cost of $250,270.
More information can be found here, https://stwenceslausnd.com/about-us/history