St. Matthew's Church (Central Falls, Rhode Island)
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St. Matthew's Church, currently known as the Holy Spirit Parish, is an historic
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church at 1030 Dexter Street in
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located within the
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Description

The stone church was designed by Walter F. Fontaine and completed in 1929. Its design was based on French Gothic styling. It is built of Weymouth granite, with limestone trim. The interior is richly decorated, and features artwork by
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and stained glass windows by Mommejean de Paris. The church was built to serve the growing French-Canadian population of Central Falls. The church was listed on the
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in 1979.


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Official site of the Holy See
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1929 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Central Falls, Rhode Island Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island Roman Catholic churches in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island 1929 establishments in Rhode Island {{RhodeIsland-RC-church-stub