St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts)
United States historic place
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St. Joseph's Orphanage is an historic former orphanage and school located at 56 St. Joseph Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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| Location | Fall River, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′30″N 71°8′0″W |
| Built | 1892, 1917 |
| Architect | Destremps, Louis G. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Fall River MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000721 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1983 |
The orphanage was built in 1892 as part of the parish of Notre Dame de Lourdes, a large French-Canadian congregation located in the city's Flint Village neighborhood.[2] Two large wings were added about 1917. The building later housed an elementary school, known as Mount Saint Joseph. Between 1982 and 1986, the school's chapel was used as a temporary place of worship by Notre Dame after its magnificent 1895 church was destroyed by a massive fire on May 11, 1982.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
In 1989, the building was converted into residential apartments, with a large addition to the north side. A statue of Saint Joseph was removed from the alcove atop the front of the building and placed on the nearby grounds of Notre Dame Church.