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Cataldo-- Twenty-three miles east of Coeur D'Alene, stands the oldest building in Idaho. Built by Jesuit Priests and Coeur D'Alene tribal members in 1853, it still stands on the bluffs above the Coeur D'Alene river.

In 1831, the Indians heard of the white man's Book of Heaven and wanted to learn more. Local tribes sent six men to St. Louis but due to hardships, just four arrived. In 1842, Father Pierre-Jean De Smet accepted the mission call and helped pick the spot for the mission.

In 1850, the church project was headed by Italian Jesuit missionary Antonio Ravalli, who designed the mission building. He deliberately had the mission built by the Indians, so they would feel part of the new church and it was built using the wattle and daub method and finished in three years without using a single nail.

The mission was named after the Sacred Heart of Jesus but the spot was later renamed the Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State Park by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The nearest town to the mission is Cataldo, Idaho. The mission was an important supply station for traders, settlers, and miners. It was also a working port for boats heading up the Coeur d'Alene River.