Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

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Location600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates 42°54′37″N78°47′55″W / 42.91028°N 78.79861°W / 42.91028; -78.79861
Built1927
ArchitectSandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000571 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2006

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It was constructed in 1927, and is a three-part Gothic Revival building that was built for the Felician Sisters of St. Francis to house a boarding and day high school, public and private chapels and the Motherhouse/Novitiate. The school, known as Villa Maria Academy, closed in 2006. [2] [3] The school property was repurposed as affordable housing for seniors. [4]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Two Catholic schools to merge, two to close". January 19, 2006.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying four photographs
  4. "EHCI, CB-Emmanuel Realty and Delta Development to transform former school building into Angela's House".