St. Patrick's Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)

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St. Patrick's Church
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Location Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′12″N71°10′27″W / 41.70333°N 71.17417°W / 41.70333; -71.17417 Coordinates: 41°42′12″N71°10′27″W / 41.70333°N 71.17417°W / 41.70333; -71.17417
Built1881
Architect Patrick C. Keely
Architectural styleGothic
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000724 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983
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St. Patrick's Church is a historic church building at 1598 South Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built in 1881 from local Fall River granite, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

St. Patrick's Parish was established in 1873, as a division of St. Mary's Parish, a predominantly Irish congregation. [2] In 2002, the church was part of a three-parish merger between St. Patrick's, Blessed Sacrament, and Our Lady of the Angels. The new parish is named Parish of the Good Shepherd. In 2018, it became part of the Catholic Community of Central Fall River', a collaborative of parishes that includes Good Shepherd, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, and St. Stanislaus Parish and School. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Fenner History of Fall River, 1906
  3. Taunton Daily Gazette, April 8, 2012