St. Matthew's Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)

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St. Matthew's Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The church in November 2017
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Location	1030 Dexter St., Central Falls, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°53′21″N71°24′7″W / 41.88917°N 71.40194°W / 41.88917; -71.40194
Built	1929
Architect	Walter F. Fontaine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Central Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.	79000008 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 6, 1979

St. Matthew's Church, currently known as the Holy Spirit Parish, is an historic Roman Catholic church at 1030 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island located within the Diocese of Providence.

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Description

The stone church was designed by Walter F. Fontaine and completed in 1929. Its design was based on French Gothic styling. It is built of Weymouth granite, with limestone trim. The interior is richly decorated, and features artwork by Guido Nincheri and stained glass windows by Mommejean de Paris. The church was built to serve the growing French-Canadian population of Central Falls.^[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
↑ "Historic Resources of Central Falls, Rhode Island (PDF pages 33-35)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-18.

External links

Official site of the Holy See

v t e Central Falls, Rhode Island
Area	South Central Falls Historic District
Schools	Central Falls School District Central Falls High School
NRHP properties	Central Falls Congregational Church Central Falls Mill Historic District Central Street School Samuel B. Conant House David G. Fales House Benjamin F. Greene House Holy Trinity Church Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower South Central Falls Historic District St. Joseph Church St. Matthew Church (now Holy Spirit Parish) Valley Falls Mill, Office and Bath House
Other sites	Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility
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v t e Roman Catholic 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 Richard Henning Bruce Lewandowski Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
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	Ernest Bertrand Boland Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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St. Matthew's Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)

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