National Register of Historic Places

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
July 14, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000004

About this property

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is a historic church at 86 Hope Street in Providence, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence. St. Joseph's was designed by the noted Irish-born architect, Patrick C. Keely and built in 1851–53. It is a large rectangular structure with a steeply pitched gable roof, and a square tower protruding from the front facade. It is faced in ashlar stone with brownstone trim. The sides are supported in part by buttresses. The building is the oldest Roman Catholic Church built of stone in the state. St. Mary's Church, a wood-frame structure dating to 1844 in the Crompton section of the town of West Warwick, is the oldest Catholic church in Rhode Island. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Broadway actor and dancer George M. Cohan was baptized at the church in 1878. National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island Media related to Saint Joseph Church (Providence, Rhode Island) at Wikimedia Commons http://stjosephprovidence.org/ Official site of St. Joseph Church, Providence

Location

86 Hope St.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.82139, -71.39674

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1974.

What type of historic resource is St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church?

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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