The St. Catherine of Sienna Convent is a historic

convent A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...

Springfield, Kentucky Springfield is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Spring ...

. It was built in 1904-05 and added to the National Register in 1989. It is a three-and-a-half-story brick with stone trim building with

pedimented Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pediment ...

pavilions at center and ends. It was designed by architect

Frank Brewer Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curre ...

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style. A chapel was added on the east side during 1922–1930. With .

References

Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Neoclassical architecture in Kentucky Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905 National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kentucky Roman Catholic churches in Springfield, Kentucky Convents in the United States 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Neoclassical church buildings in the United States 1905 establishments in Kentucky {{Kentucky-church-stub