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

St. Ann's Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Ann's Church
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Location	Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	42°0′27″N 71°30′8″W / 42.00750°N 71.50222°W / 42.00750; -71.50222Coordinates: 42°0′27″N 71°30′8″W / 42.00750°N 71.50222°W / 42.00750; -71.50222
Built	1913
Architect	Walter F. Fontaine
Architectural style	Renaissance
MPS	Woonsocket MRA
NRHP Reference #	82000006
Added to NRHP	November 24, 1982

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.^[2]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island
• Pastoral care

References

External links

• St Ann Arts and Cultural Center
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-374, "St. Anne's Gymnasium, 74 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI", 16 photos, 4 data pages, supplemental material
• Official site of the Holy See

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