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

St. Ann's Church Complex
Location:Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates:42.0075°N -71.5022°W
Built:1913
Architect:Walter F. Fontaine
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:November 24, 1982
Mpsub:Woonsocket MRA
Refnum:82000006

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sites on the National Register of Historic Places . Woonsocket.org. 2009-01-31.