St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Convent, Rectory, and School (Providence, Rhode Island)

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Convent, Rectory, and School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°48′06″N 71°24′52″W / 41.801700°N 71.414424°W / 41.801700; -71.414424Coordinates: 41°48′06″N 71°24′52″W / 41.801700°N 71.414424°W / 41.801700; -71.414424
Architect	Martin and Hall, basement church Murphy, Hindale and Wright, church superstructure[1]
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	77000006 [2]
Added to NRHP	March 25, 1977

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Convent, Rectory, and School is an historic Roman Catholic church complex at 251 Oxford Street in Providence, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

The main church building is a large structure of red brick with red sandstone trim, designed by Martin & Hall and built over a 25-year period ending in 1915. The rectory, located east of the church, was designed by Ambrose Murphy and built in 1924-25, and is also faced in red brick. The convent stands west of the church; it is a 3-1/2 story red brick structure also designed by Murphy and built in 1929. Behind the convent stands the school building, which faces Gordon Avenue. It is a two-story red brick building.^[3]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[2]

See also

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

References

External links

• Official site of the Holy See
• St Michael Website

Diocese of Providence
Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans
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Education	Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren
Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence
Priests	Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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