St. Mary's Church Complex (Newport, Rhode Island)

St. Mary's Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	14 William St., Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°29′2″N 71°18′45″W / 41.48389°N 71.31250°W / 41.48389; -71.31250Coordinates: 41°29′2″N 71°18′45″W / 41.48389°N 71.31250°W / 41.48389; -71.31250
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1848
Architect	Patrick C. Keely; Ambrose J. Murphy
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Governing body	Roman Catholic Church
Part of	Southern Thames Historic District (#08000314)
NRHP Reference #	08000153[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 06, 2008
Designated CP	June 26, 2008

St. Mary's Church Complex is a historic Roman Catholic church complex at 14 William Street (Spring Street/Memorial Boulevard) in Newport, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

The complex includes three buildings: the brownstone Gothic Revival church (built 1848-52 to a design by Patrick C. Keely), the parish house, formerly a school, built in 1865 (also to a Keely design), and a convent built in 1925.^[2]

The parish congregation was founded in 1828, and was the first Roman Catholic parish established in the state.^[2] In 1953 Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married at St. Mary's.

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
• Pastoral care

References

External links

• Official site of the Holy See

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 Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans Churches 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 Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang Catholicism Portal