St. Stanislaus Institute Explained

St. Stanislaus Institute
Location:	141 Old Newport St., Newport Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	41.1922°N -76.0175°W
Built:	1918
Architect:	Prawdzik, Alexander, I.; et al.
Architecture:	Mission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement
Added:	December 30, 2008
Refnum:	08001267

St. Stanislaus Institute, also known as St. Stanislaus Orphanage and Holy Child Church, is a historic former Roman Catholic orphanage complex located at 141 Old Newport Street in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.

Description

The complex consists of three interconnected and three independent buildings built between 1918 and 1939, built originally for use as an orphanage for Polish children. They are the Spanish Revival style boys dormitory (1918), Holy Child chapel (1939), laundry / boiler building, and rectory and garage. The facility closed in 1972.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. March 12, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H144081_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stanislaus Institute]. 2012-03-05. Shelby Weaver Splain. PDF. August 2008.