St. Anthony of Padua Church - New Bedford, MA
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N 41° 39.613 W 070° 55.666
19T E 339496 N 4613846
The 256 foot steeple of St. Anthony of Padua Church can be seen from a distance. The church is on Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMJF4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2014
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The 256 foot steeple of St. Anthony of Padua Church can be seen from a distance. The church was formally dedicated on November 28, 1912. The address of the church is 1359 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02746.
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"The exterior is of red sandstone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The spire is 256 feet high, the tallest in New England. The building is 241 feet long and 80 feet wide (135 feet wide at the transept). It seats 2,000 worshipers and several thousand more standing. The outline of the church can be seen for miles around and dominates the skyline of North New Bedford."
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