The tower and nave of Sacred Heart Church have long been a historic feature of Bellevue. Built in 1874, the church was the first house of worship in the city. The present building, erected in 1892-93 and originally called Herz Jesu Kirche, served chiefly a German-speaking parish. Resembling provincial Bavarian churches, it was designed by Cincinnati architect Louis Picket. Its altars, with ogee arches, elaborate niches, finials, architraves, and bar tracery, were handcarved in Germany. The triple clerestory windows contain stained glass of European narrative type, and murals were created by local artists Leon Lippert and Theodore Brasch.