St James Parish - Grafton MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

St James Church was built in 1883-1884. It was built on land donated by the Fisher Manufacturing Company. In the 1800's it was built as a mission church to St Philips parish to serve the expanding community due to the mills in the area.In 1887, Fisherville was set apart as a mission to serve the 800 Catholics in South Grafton, most of whom came from Quebec and Ireland. The neighborhood became a community of immigrants as people that migrated from Poland, Italy, Lithuania and Slovakia settled in Fisherville.

The church structure is still intact from the 1883 building, however the synthetic siding covers much of the original church exterior.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1883 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic Street address of Church: 89 Main St South Grafton, MA Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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