Notre Dame Catholic Church Door - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Posted by: BruceS
N 42° 04.671 W 072° 02.200
18T E 745128 N 4662669
Door for historic Catholic Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM4Y0F
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
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The building was designed by Joseph Venne of Montreal as architect and the Roman artist Gonippo Raggi as artist-decorator. The church was built of white marble bricks which were originally intended as tombstones for the Spanish-American war. Construction was begun on March 25, 1911 and the church was dedicated July 2, 1916.
The heavy doors appear to be of bronze. They have high relieves of different saints and low relieves of different Biblical scenes sculpted into the doors.