Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex explained

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex
Location:Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates:41.8256°N -71.4478°W
Area:2acres
Built:1905
Architect:Murphy, Ambrose J.
Fontaine, Walter
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
Added:March 15, 1990
Mpsub:Providence MPS
Refnum:90000343

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex is an historic Roman Catholic church complex at 901–903 Atwells Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

Our Lady of Lourdes consists of four buildings: a church, rectory, school, and convent. The church is a steel-frame structure clad in brick, designed by Ambrose Murphy and built in 1925. The rectory is a two-story brick structure with hip roof; it was built in 1912. The original rectory, built in 1905 to a design by Walter Fontaine, was converted for use as a convent when the new rectory was built. The school building, also built in 1905 to a Fontaine design, is the largest structure in the complex, and originally served as both school and church until the student population grew too large for the educational facilities.[1]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-10-24.