St. Ann's Church Complex (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)
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St. Ann's Church Complex is now a historic cultural center in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsoc ...
on Cumberland Street. It was formerly a
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Description

The Renaissance style church was built in 1913 by Walter F. Fontaine to serve Woonsocket's
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community. The complex originally encompassed a church, school, convent, parish house and a gymnasium that doubled as a theater. The church closed in October 2000 and later reopened as the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center. The St. Ann's complex was added to the
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in 1982.


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St Ann Arts and Cultural Center
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