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The history of Holy Rosary parish begins on a small plot of land in what we in the West Seattle community call "The Admiral District." It was in 1909 that the Most Reverend Edward J. O'Dea appointed Father Daniel A. Hanley to establish a parish in West Seattle. This new church was located at the northeast corner of Walnut Avenue and Hill Street and would be formed from St. James Cathedral. The new worship community would consist of 35 families and its boundaries would include what is now Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holy Family, St. Bernadette and St. Francis of Assisi parishes. So begins our experience of The House of God (Domus Dei) and The House of the People (Domus Ecclesiae). Big things have small beginnings.