St. Joseph's Orphanage
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts)
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts)
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′30″N 71°8′0″W / 41.69167°N 71.13333°W / 41.69167; -71.13333
Built1892, 1917
ArchitectDestremps, Louis G.
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000721 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

St. Joseph's Orphanage is an historic former orphanage and school located at 56 St. Joseph Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The orphanage was built in 1892 as part of the parish of Notre Dame de Lourdes, a large French-Canadian congregation located in the city's Flint Village neighborhood.[2] Two large wings were added about 1917. The building later housed an elementary school, known as Mount Saint Joseph. Between 1982 and 1986, the school's chapel was used as a temporary place of worship by Notre Dame after its magnificent 1895 church was destroyed by a massive fire on May 11, 1982.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

In 1989, the building was converted into residential apartments, with a large addition to the north side. A statue of Saint Joseph was removed from the alcove atop the front of the building and placed on the nearby grounds of Notre Dame Church.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish booklet 125 years, 1999


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