St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)

St. Ann's Church Complex
St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is located in Rhode Island
St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)
St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is located in the United States
St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)
LocationWoonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates42°0′27″N 71°30′8″W / 42.00750°N 71.50222°W / 42.00750; -71.50222
Built1913
ArchitectWalter F. Fontaine
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSWoonsocket MRA
NRHP reference No.82000006
Added to NRHPNovember 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.

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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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". Woonsocket.org. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

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