St. Stanislaus Institute, also known as St. Stanislaus Orphanage and Holy Child Church, is a historic former Roman Catholic orphanage complex located at 141 Old Newport Street in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.
St. Stanislaus Institute | |
 Dormitory | |
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| Location | 141 Old Newport St., Newport Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′32″N 76°01′03″W / 41.19222°N 76.01750°W |
| Area | 4.1 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Prawdzik, Alexander, I.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001267[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2008 |
Description
editThe complex consists of three interconnected and three independent buildings built between 1918 and 1939, built originally for use as an orphanage for Polish children.
They are the Spanish Revival style boys dormitory (1918), Holy Child chapel (1939), laundry / boiler building, and rectory and garage. The facility closed in 1972.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2012. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stanislaus Institute" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2012.