Holy Trinity Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)

The Holy Trinity Church Complex is an historic church complex on 134 Fuller Avenue in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

Holy Trinity Church Complex
Postcard of Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island) is located in Rhode Island
Holy Trinity Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)
Holy Trinity Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island) is located in the United States
Holy Trinity Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)
LocationCentral Falls, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°53′19″N 71°23′47″W / 41.88861°N 71.39639°W / 41.88861; -71.39639
Built1889
ArchitectJames Murphy; Irving Gorman
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSCentral Falls MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.78000073 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1978

Description

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Former school of the Holy Trinity Church.

The church was a red brick structure built in 1889 to a design by James Murphy in a Gothic Revival style. The campus also includes other Murphy designs, including a rectory (1893), convent (1905), and school (1905), and a parish house designed by Irving Gorman and built in 1925. The complex was built by the Roman Catholic Church within the Diocese of Providence to serve the area's growing Irish immigrant community.[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The church has since been demolished, and its location is now occupied by Veterans Memorial Elementary School.[2] The former parish school still stands at 325 Cowden Street as the Segue Institute for Learning.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Resources of Central Falls, Rhode Island (PDF page 30)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
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