St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)
St. John the Baptist Church | |
Location | Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°52′24″N 71°23′52″W / 41.87333°N 71.39778°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Ernest Cormier |
Website | https://www.churchofstjohnthebaptist.org |
MPS | Pawtucket MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83003855 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1983 |
St. John the Baptist Church is an historic Roman Catholic church at 68 Slater Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.
Description
[edit]Built in 1925–27, it is very similar to Notre-Dame de Guadalupe Church in Montreal, also designed by Canadian architect Ernest Cormier.[2] The church is most notable for its particularly lavish interior, which features ceiling artwork by Jean Desauliers and stained glass windows by Mauméjean Frères of Paris.[3]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
See also
[edit]- Catholic Church in the United States
- Catholic parish church
- Index of Catholic Church articles
- List of Catholic churches in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Pastoral care
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ http://christusvincit.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-tale-of-two-churches.html Another Tale of Two churches
- ^ "Historic Resources of Pawtucket (PDF pages 146-148)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
External links
[edit]Media related to St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) at Wikimedia Commons