Constantia Church – Then & Now

Constantia Church
St. Mary’s Chapel as it appeared in 1971. Courtesy of Robert Williams

In 1898, Henry Butters purchased the Albert E. Ross ranch in Long Valley, about five miles south of Doyle. Butters made many improvements to the property, including having a small church built next to his home—St. Mary’s Chapel. Butters named the property Constantia. Butters ownership was brief and he sold it in 1904. Catholic services were held at the church whenever a circuit priest was in the area, but this practice ended in the 1920s. In 1994, the abandoned church was moved to Doyle next to the Long Valley Cemetery.

The church at Doyle, January 25, 2020.

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