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Church of Precious Blood and Rectory, Woonsocket, R.I.
The first French-Canadian parish in Woonsocket was "Precieux Sang" - Precious Blood Church - established 1873 on the corner of Park Avenue and Carrington Avenue. It was built in the Gothic style by architects Elbridge Boyden (church) and Walter F.…
Congregational Church, Woonsocket, R.I.
The Globe Congregational Church was established in Woonsocket in 1834. Originally, services were held in private homes or in the schoolhouse of the Dexter Ballou Mill. It was not until 1843 that a church was constructed on the corner of South Main…
First Congregational Church, Providence, R.I.
The First Congregational Church was organized in 1852 in Providence, RI. Renamed to the Central Congregational Church, its present building, erected in the late 1890′s, expresses the neo-Renaissance architectural style of the late 19th century and…
St. Philomena Church, Narragansett Pier, R.I.
In 1884, because of the increasing crowds coming to Narragansett Pier, a Catholic mission church was established called St. Philomena’s. It remained a mission church – now called St. Thomas More – until it gained the status of parish in 1917. …
Christ Church, West Lonsdale, R.I.
Christ Church dates its founding to 1833, when Episcopalians in the mill village of Lonsdale, then part of Smithfield but now part of Lincoln, R.I., began holding services in the village schoolhouse.
In January of 1834, worshipers gathered at the…
In January of 1834, worshipers gathered at the…