St. George Roman Catholic Church - Chicopee, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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In the second half of the 19th century, many French Canadians migrated to Chicopee to work in textile mills and other industries in the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee, MA. The first French Roman Catholic parish was organizes in 1871. In 1885 the French Canadian community established the Church of the Assumption on Front Street. This church was destroyed by fire in 1912. The present Gothic Revival church was designed by George H. Fugere and built in 1922.

The façade of the ornate red sandstone and brick St. George's Church has series of steps leading up to a projecting vestibule with three recessed entrances framed by pointed Gothic arches. Above the entrances on the main block of the church is a large stained glass window, also framed within a Gothic arch. The northwest corner of the church features a tall tower with a lancet window at the lowest level and a belfry with louvered windows at the upper level.

The north side of the church has the one bay tower and five bays on the main block of the church each with Gothic style windows. The south side has a one bay projection followed by five bays with matching Gothic windows. In the back, the apse of the church projects to the north and the south.

In 2019, St. George Church becomes latest Catholic church in Western Massachusetts to win appeal from the Congregation for the Clergy in Rome to remain open.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1922 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 2:00 PM Street address of Church: 7 Belcher Street Chicopee, MA United States 01020 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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