St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)
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Location | Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 42°0′27″N 71°30′8″W / 42.00750°N 71.50222°WCoordinates: 42°0′27″N 71°30′8″W / 42.00750°N 71.50222°W |
Built | 1913 |
Architect | Walter F. Fontaine |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
MPS | Woonsocket MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82000006 |
Added to NRHP | November 24, 1982 |
St. Ann's Church Complex is now a historic cultural center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on Cumberland Street. It was formerly a Roman Catholic church within the Diocese of Providence.
Description[]
The Renaissance style church was built in 1913 by Walter F. Fontaine to serve Woonsocket's French-Canadian community. The complex originally encompassed a church, school, convent, parish house and a gymnasium that doubled as a theater.
The church closed in October 2000 and later reopened as the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center.[1] The St. Ann's complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
See also[]
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Catholic parish church
- Index of Catholic Church articles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Pastoral care
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References[]
- ^ "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". Woonsocket.org. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
External links[]
- St Ann Arts and Cultural Center
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-374, "St. Anne's Gymnasium, 74 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI", 16 photos, 4 data pages, supplemental material
Categories:
- French-Canadian culture in Rhode Island
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1913
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island
- 1913 establishments in Rhode Island
- Roman Catholic churches in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Providence County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States church stubs
- Rhode Island religious building and structure stubs