L'Union Saint Jean-Baptiste d'Amerique
Woonsocket, United States
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Built in 1926 at 1 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, L'Union Saint Jean-Baptiste d'Amerique is a Neoclassical community center designed by French Canadian immigrant architect Walter F. Fontaine. Originally constructed to serve as headquarters for a fraternal benefit society supporting French Canadian Roman Catholic immigrants, the building remains a prominent local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018, recognizing its historical significance to the city's immigrant heritage.
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- Type
- community center
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Woonsocket, United States
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