St. Joseph's Church Complex - Cumberland RI
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 41° 56.053 W 071° 25.653
19T E 298742 N 4645322
St. Joseph's Parish, established in 1872 in an earlier church constructed on the present site, was, at that time, the only Roman Catholic church between Valley Falls and Woonsocket.
Waymark Code: WM12G5T
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2020
Views: 1
St. Joseph's Parish, established in 1872 in an earlier church constructed on the present site, was, at that time, the only Roman Catholic church between Valley Falls and Woonsocket. It served an extensive parish centered on the Irish, and later French Canadian and Italian, mill labourers of nearby Ashton and Berkeley, as an important religious and social center. By 1888, the parish's growth necessitated construction of a new church, which replaced the original, although the rectory and parish hall were retained. According to the State Survey put out by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission in 1998, the present church is one of the finest wooden Late Victorian religious edifices in Rhode Island. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and underwent an extensive and sensitive restoration in 1995. The handsome, asymmetrical, twin-spired Gothic Revival St. Joseph's Church was designed around 1888-1890 by architect F.E. Page. Source: ( visit link)
Street address: 1303--1317 Mendon Rd Cumberland ,
County / Borough / Parish: Providence
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
Current function: Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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