St. Joseph's Convent and School
St. Joseph's Convent and School | |
![]() The convent building; the school is immediately adjacent | |
Location | Lowell, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°39′2″N 71°19′20″W / 42.65056°N 71.32222°W |
Built | 1883 |
Architect | Morin, F.X., |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 02000789[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 2002 |
St. Joseph's Convent and School is a historic convent and school at 517 Moody Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school is a three-story brick building built in 1883. Its Italianate styling includes an extended wooden cornice decorated with brackets. The convent, built in 1911, is a modestly ornmanented Colonial Revival three-story brick building. Most of the interiors of the buildings were significantly altered over the course of the 20th century, losing most of their historical integrity; however, a 2001 rehabilitation has reintroduced interior styling in keeping with the age and style of the buildings.[2]
The parish of St. Joseph was established in 1868 by the
The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Joseph's Convent and School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for St. Joseph's Convent and School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-02.