Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex

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.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′32″N 71°26′52″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectMurphy, Ambrose J.
Fontaine, Walter
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
MPSProvidence MPS
NRHP reference No.90000343 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1990

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.[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-24.


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