St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)

Coordinates: 41°41′12″N 71°31′08″W / 41.68667°N 71.51889°W / 41.68667; -71.51889
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St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island) is located in Rhode Island
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island) is located in the United States
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)
LocationChurch Street,
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°41′12″N 71°31′08″W / 41.68667°N 71.51889°W / 41.68667; -71.51889
Built1844
Architectural styleGothic, Celtic
Websitehttps://stmaryswestwarwick.org
NRHP reference No.78000065[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic

Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island
.

Description

The neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1844. The building is the oldest Catholic church still in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[2][3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notable burials include Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hawkins (1834/35–1908), Pro-football player Frank Maznicki (1920–2013), and MLB player Mike Roarke (1930–2019).

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/Pagemill_Data/crompton.html
  3. ^ "Home". dioceseofprovidence.org.

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