L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' Amerique

1 Social St., Woonsocket, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 12, 2018. NRIS 100002194.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d'Amerique (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)

The L'Union Saint Jean-Baptiste d'Amerique is a historic building at 1 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Built in 1926, it housed a fraternal benefit society for French Canadian Roman Catholic immigrants for many years, serving a significant immigrant population in the community. The building is also a prominent example of Classical Revival architecture, designed by a French Canadian immigrant architect, Walter F. Fontaine. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

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