St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)


St. John the Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°52′24″N 71°23′52″W / 41.87333°N 71.39778°W / 41.87333; -71.39778
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Ernest Cormier
Website	https://www.churchofstjohnthebaptist.org
MPS	Pawtucket MRA
NRHP reference No.	83003855 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983

St. John the Baptist Church is an historic Roman Catholic church at 68 Slater Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

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Built in 1925–27, it is very similar to Notre-Dame de Guadalupe Church in Montreal, also designed by Canadian architect Ernest Cormier.^[2] The church is most notable for its particularly lavish interior, which features ceiling artwork by Jean Desauliers and stained glass windows by Mauméjean Frères of Paris.^[3]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ http://christusvincit.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-tale-of-two-churches.html Another Tale of Two churches
^ "Historic Resources of Pawtucket (PDF pages 146-148)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-19.

External links

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Media related to St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) at Wikimedia Commons

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