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Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge

A three-span deck-truss railroad bridge crosses the Connecticut River between Deerfield and Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The railroad crossing at this location dates to 1850 when a branch of the Fitchburg Railroad opened from Grout's Corner west to Greenfield. This line would later connect to the Hoosac Tunnel, which opened to rail traffic in 1875. The bridge carries rail traffic in and out of the former Boston & Maine Railroad yard at East Deerfield. The bridge, owned by Pan Am Southern, is at the east end of the yard. References USGS Greenfield, Massachusetts Quadrangle Map, September 1894, reprinted 1918. Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative. Howes, Marc (2005). "The History of the Hoosac Tunnel". Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008. Massachusetts Historical Commission, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1982). MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, Montague (PDF). Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. pp. 12–13. External links Media related to Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge at Wikimedia Commons
St. Bernard's High School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)

St. Bernard's High School is a private Catholic high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. History Founded in 1920 to educate young women, the need for a Catholic high school in the Fitchburg area was recognized by Bishop Thomas Daniel Beaven, and then materialized during the pastorate of Monsignor James J. Donnelly. The religious institute, founded by Nano Nagle, called the Presentation Sisters were tasked with beginning the school. In 1925, Donnelly purchased the Page Estate in Fitchburg, which became a convent for the Sisters, and in July 1926, construction of a nearby building would become the St. Bernard's High School campus. It opened its doors on September 4, 1927, with eight Sisters assigned as instructors. In 1946, athletic venues were constructed, beginning with the football field, known as the "Bernardian Bowl." In 1964, a quarter-mile running track was added, as well as an additional building wing containing a cafeteria, chapel, classrooms, laboratories, library, and offices. In 1980, the school's Activity Complex opened to contain a gymnasiums, locker rooms, and offices. Originally a parish school, it was run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester since the 1980s. St. Bernard's High School won a bid to privatize and operate independently with a board of trustees, as of 2020. Athletics Home of the Bernardians, both basketball and football teams have enjoyed success in recent years. The basketball team won the 1998 Division II State Championship, defeating Boston Latin School, and five Sectional Championships: 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2013. The football team has won three Division VIII Massachusetts State Football Championship: 1997, 2018, and 2019. Notable alumni Jacques Cesaire (did not graduate), professional football player Stephen DiNatale (1970), politician Ryan Durand (2004), professional football player John Legere (1976), businessman Joseph F. Murphy Jr. (1961), judge Milt Morin (1961), professional football player Edmund F. O'Connor (1939), United States Air Force officer Peg O'Connor (1983), professor See also Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots References External links Official website
St. Bernard Cemetery

St. Bernard Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery, which is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. History St. Bernard Cemetery dates from the early to mid-nineteenth century and remains very active as it serves several local parishes in and around Fitchburg. In recent years, new areas of the cemetery have been opened to accommodate more plots. The land is arranged by sections named for Catholic saints, as well for nearby street names. Notable burials Nixey Callahan, Major League Baseball player James L. Conrad, president of Nichols College John T. Keefe, Major League Baseball player Pat Moran, Major League Baseball player Joseph Ward, 22nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth External links St. Bernard Cemetery at Find a Grave U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Bernards Cemetery
St. Charles Borromeo Church (Waltham, Massachusetts)

St. Charles Borromeo Church is a former parish of the Catholic Church in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is noted for its historic church building, completed in 1922. A high quality example of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, it is emblematic of the shift on Waltham's south side from a predominantly Protestant population to one of greater diversity. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history St. Charles Borromeo Church is located at the southwest corner of Hall and Cushing Streets, in a residential area east of Moody Street, the main commercial artery on Waltham's south side. It is a tall cruciform structure with no tower, built out of terra cotta brick with stone trim. Its front facade, oriented toward Hall Street, is dominated by two colossal Corinthian columns set in a recess on either side of the main entrance, which is flanked by clustered columns and topped by a rounded arch. A modillioned and dentillated fully pedimented gable stands above. The interior of the nave has rows of Tuscan columns, round-arch clerestory windows, and murals on the walls. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston decided in 1909 to establish a second parish in Waltham, and services were first held in a community hall on Moody Street later that year. Construction of this building began in 1915, but was delayed by funding concerns, and was not restarted until 1922. A fire gutted the interior of the nearly finished building in 1927, after which it was refurbished. The building was designed by James F. Monaghan, a noted ecclesiastical architect. In 2014, the parish began to be jointly administered with St. Mary's, though regular Mass continued to be celebrated at St. Charles', usually in its smaller chapel. This proved untenable during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the archdiocese to merge the parishes and close St. Charles'. The property was sold to Waltham-based developers Hall Street Partners, who are converting the structure to condominiums set to be occupied by the end of 2024. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts References
St. George's Greek Orthodox Church (Southbridge, Massachusetts)

St. George's Greek Orthodox Church is a historic Greek Orthodox Church building at 55 North Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1932, it is the oldest Orthodox church in the city, and is a locally rare example of Byzantine and Greek architecture. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Architecture and history The church is located north of Southbridge's central business district, on the north side of North Street, about midway between Foster and Mechanic Streets. It is a single-story masonry structure, with a cruciform plan and a central cupola. The front (south-facing) facade is flanked by low square towers topped by rounded wood-frame stages that are terminated in crosses. The entrance, set between these towers, is flanked by replacement columns and topped by a full Greek entablature (the columns are a simpler replacement for ones that had Corinthian capitals). Windows are generally set in round-arch openings. The Greek congregation was established in 1908 by immigrants who arrived to work at the American Optical Company, and at first met in private residences. The congregation's first church was built in 1910, but burned down in 1932. This church, built that same year on land purchased from the Hamilton Woolen Mill, is typical of other Greek Orthodox churches built in central Massachusetts around that time. It was designed by George Glynou and built by F. X. Lalliberte and Sons. The bell, donated by the Hamilton Woolen Company, was made in 1860 in Troy, New York. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Southbridge, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links St. George Greek Orthodox Church web site
St. John's Episcopal Church (Framingham, Massachusetts)

The former St. John's Episcopal Church is an historic church building on Maynard Road and Church Street in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is now the Heineman Ecumenical Center at Framingham State University. The university acquired the building in 1969. The church building was designed by local architect Alexander Rice Esty, and was built in 1871. Esty was a member of the congregation for which it was built, and donated his services. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1990. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Framingham, Massachusetts References
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Fall River, Massachusetts)

St. Joseph's Orphanage is an historic former orphanage and school located at 56 St. Joseph Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. 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. 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. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts Notre Dame School (Fall River, Massachusetts) Jesus Marie Convent Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fall River Massachusetts References
St. Joseph Basilica (Webster, Massachusetts)

St. Joseph Basilica is a parish church in Webster, Massachusetts, founded in 1887 as the first Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in New England. Located in the Catholic Diocese of Worcester, it was raised to the dignity of a minor basilica in 1998 by Pope John Paul II. Architecture St. Joseph Basilica is a neo-gothic structure designed by architect John W. Donohue, who was for many years the official architect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which at the time encompassed Webster and all of Worcester County. See also St. Joseph Parish, Webster References The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry, Webster, Massachusetts (September 11, 2005) External links Diocese of Worcester Official site of St Joseph Parish Polish Cathedral style Polish American
Basílica de San José (Webster)

La Basílica de San José​ (en inglés: St. Joseph Basilica)​ Es una iglesia parroquial en Webster,​ Massachusetts, en el este de Estados Unidos, que fue fundada en 1887 como la primera parroquia católica designada para inmigrantes polacos en Nueva Inglaterra. Ubicada en la Diócesis Católica de Worcester, fue elevada a la dignidad de una basílica menor en 1998 por el Papa Juan Pablo II. La Basílica de San José es una estructura neogótica diseñada por el arquitecto John W. Donohue, quien fue durante muchos años el arquitecto oficial de la Diócesis de Springfield, que en ese momento abarcaba Webster y todo el condado de Worcester. Véase también Iglesia católica Basílica de San José Referencias
Basilique Saint-Joseph de Webster

La basilique Saint-Joseph (en anglais : St. Joseph Basilica) est une basilique mineure de Webster, dans l'État américain de Massachusetts en Nouvelle-Angleterre, dépendant du diocèse de Worcester. Historique La paroisse est la première de la ville, car elle a été fondée en 1887 par des émigrants polonais, et la paroisse catholique polonaise la plus ancienne de Nouvelle-Angleterre. C'est un édifice unique de Nouvelle-Angleterre, par son architecture néogothique polonaise et son intérieur richement décoré de nombreuses fresques néorenaissance (l'une d'elles représente la Miséricorde divine, une autre récente l'arrestation de saint Maximilien Kolbe), de mosaïques et de colonnes de marbre. L'église a été construite selon les plans d'un architecte de Springfield, John William Donahue, auteur de nombreux édifices sacrés commandés par le diocèse. L'école paroissiale ouvre en 1892, administrée par les Sœurs féliciennes. L'église actuelle date de 1910. Elle est rénovée et reconsacrée en 1997. Jean-Paul II lui confère le rang de basilique mineure, le 11 octobre 1998. Elle bénéficie du privilège d'indulgences spéciales cinq jours de l'année : la fête de la Chaire de saint Pierre, le 22 février ; la solennité de saint Pierre et saint Paul, le 29 juin ; le jour anniversaire de l'élection du pape ; la date de l'élévation de l'église, le 11 octobre ; et la fête de saint Joseph, le 19 mars. Lien externe (en) Site officiel de la paroisse Source (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « St. Joseph Parish, Webster » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail du catholicisme Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du Massachusetts Portail de la protection du patrimoine
St. Joseph Catholic Church (Boston)

St. Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church serving Beacon Hill and the West End in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1834 for the Twelfth Congregational Society, it was purchased by the Boston Roman Catholic Diocese in 1862. The first recorded Mass in the neighborhood was on March 17, 1732, in a private home near the current site of this church. Represented by the many decorative fleur-de-lis inside, the first Catholic Mass legislatively sanctioned and celebrated in New England was celebrated nearby by Father de la Porterie in 1788. Designed by Alexander Parris (architect of Quincy Market), and constructed in 1834, the building was consecrated as St. Joseph's in 1862. At the time, the West End community was diverse, consisting of working-class families of predominantly European descent. The crucifixion painting is thought to have been transferred from the Old Cathedral on Franklin Street to St. Joseph's in 1862. It is an enlarged replica painted by Lawrence Sargent (1803) of the original by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758), housed at the Louvre in Paris. The Hook and Hastings pipe organ was installed in 1884, and, with its characteristic full-bodied sound, it is still in use today. The parish witnessed urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s, which significantly changed the community. At the centennial anniversary of the parish, twenty flags from countries around the world, including the United States and the Vatican, were displayed from the balconies to represent the diversity of the parish. Regular Mass Schedule: Sunday 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:10 PM References www.stjosephboston.org St. Joseph Catholic Church History
St. Luke's Hospital (New Bedford, Massachusetts)

St. Luke's Hospital is a Massachusetts hospital located at 101 Page Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. History The hospital was founded in 1884 by the Protestant Episcopal church with significant financial contributions from Horatio Hathaway, a church leader and one of the founders of Berkshire Hathaway. In 1996, St. Luke's merged with Charlton Memorial in Fall River and Tobey Hospital in Wareham to form the Southcoast Health System. In 2006, St. Luke's began constructing a new Emergency Department, which includes nineteen new private treatment bays. In 2008, the In-House Patient Pharmacy Department installed a drug dispensing system throughout the floors called Pyxis Connect. Operations continued in 2009 with upgrades to the OR rooms and Endoscopy Departments, which received new machines in each room. Services St. Luke's has 293 beds in service and offers in-patient medical and surgical services, including neurosurgery, cardiology, pediatric care, orthopedics, and general surgery. References External links Southcoast Health System
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Worcester, Massachusetts)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building at Zero Freeland Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival stone building was designed by local architect Stephen C. Earle, and built in 1888 for a congregation established the preceding year. On March 5, 1980, the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as St. Marks. The current priest is the Rev. Robert Carroll Walters. The church reported 31 members in 2022 and 79 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $29,375 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 59 persons. Architecture and history St. Mark's is located in southwestern Worcester, on the west side of Freeland Street, just south of Main Street and southwest of Clark University. It is a two-story masonry structure, built of broken-coursed rusticated sandstone. It presents a side-gable roof to the street, with the main entrance recessed at the center under a large round-arch opening. Its principal decorative elements are panels with round medallions on either side of the arch over the recessed entrance, and the irregular placement of the windows. The front of the building houses the parish house, while the sanctuary is located in a cross-gabled extension to the rear. The parish of St. Mark's was established as a mission in 1886 by Rev. William Huntington of All Saints Episcopal Church, the city's first Episcopal congregation, and held its first services in 1887 in a nearby Baptist church, while this building was under construction. It was completed in 1888 to a design by local architect Stephen C. Earle. Prominent early congregants included James and Orlando Norcross, principals of the Norcross Brothers construction firm. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Diocese page for the church
St. Mark's Methodist Church (Brookline, Massachusetts)

St. Mark's Methodist Church is a historic church building at 90 Park Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The church cornerstone was laid on April 9, 1892. The building was designed by Brookline architect George A. Clough in a Romanesque style. The building, vacated by its dwindling congregation in 1968, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It has since been converted into condominiums. Description and history The former St. Mark's Methodist Church building is located in a residential area just southwest of Coolidge Corner, at the southwest corner of Vernon and Park Streets. It is set just south of the triangular Judge Henry Crowley Park at Saint Mark's Square. The church is laid out in a cruciform shape, characteristic of Romanesque architectural tradition, with the nave running north-south, and the transept in an east-west orientation. The walls are constructed of locally quarried variegated Brighton ledge stone, with trimmings of gray Nova Scotia sandstone and heavy columns of Indiana limestone. The north facade faces the park, flanked by a square tower on the left, and a square projection on the right. Set in the main roof gable in between is a large rose window. The square tower and right-side projection each have a rounded corner tower topped by a conical roof. The original main entrance is through the base of the tower. The long sides of the church each have five round-arch windows, leading to the transept area, where there are gabled projections on either side. The church was built in 1891-96 for the Methodist Society of Brookline, which retained Brookline architect George A. Clough for its design. The St. Mark's was dedicated on October 14, 15, and 18, 1896. The original design of the church called for a carillon tower to be constructed on top of the left side tower, but the area's landfill geology was insufficiently stable to support it. The church was used by this congregation until 1968, when it moved to facilities shared with two other Brookline congregations. The building has since been converted to residential use See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts References External links Media related to St. Mark's Methodist Church (Brookline, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Massachusetts)

Die St. Mary’s Catholic Church ist ein römisch-katholisches Kirchengebäude in Winchester im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Das 1876 im damaligen Viertel der Irischamerikaner errichtete Bauwerk gehört zum Erzbistum Boston und wurde 1989 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Architektur Das Gebäude wurde 1876 aus Holz errichtet und 1897 vom Kirchenarchitekten Patrick W. Ford in sein heutiges Erscheinungsbild umgewandelt, indem die Kirche baulich neu gestaltet und außen mit Mauerziegeln verkleidet wurde, während im Inneren große Teile der Holzstruktur erhalten blieben. Insbesondere der angebaute Turm entspricht dem Baustil des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Kirche verfügt über viele auf Konsolen ruhende Gesimse, dekoratives Strebewerk an den Längsseiten sowie Spitzbögen über Fenstern und Türen. Der Belfried im oberen Stockwerk des Turms wurde 1907 neu gebaut. Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde südlich der Kirche eine kleine Bibliothek errichtet, die heute als Baptisterium genutzt wird. Historische Bedeutung 1876 ersetzte das heute noch bestehende Kirchengebäude die nur zwei Jahre zuvor errichtete Holzkapelle an gleicher Stelle, die das erste Kirchengebäude der römisch-katholischen Kirche in Winchester gewesen war. In der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts wuchs die Gemeinde von Irischamerikanern in Winchester sehr schnell, was vor allem auf die Nähe des Viertels zu den Industriebetrieben der Stadt und zur Eisenbahn zurückgeführt wird; 1865 gaben 12 Prozent der Einwohner Winchesters an, in Irland geboren worden zu sein, und bis ins frühe 20. Jahrhundert hinein änderte sich dieser Anteil kaum. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places in Winchester Literatur Henry Simonds, Carol Ely: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form. (PDF) Massachusetts Historical Commission, 1978, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2017 (englisch, erreichbar über den „NR“-Button). Weblinks Offizielle Website Einzelnachweise
St. Mary's Schools (Worcester, Massachusetts)

St. Mary's Elementary School and St. Mary's Jr./Sr. High School, known as St. Mary's Schools, were private, Roman Catholic Schools in Worcester, Massachusetts serving Pre-K through Grade 12. It was located in the Vernon Hill section of Worcester, Massachusetts in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. It closed at the end of the 2020 school year. History The construction of St. Mary's Elementary began in 1914. The school first opened its doors in 1915 to provide primary school education for the children of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish. In 1936, St. Mary's School expanded to include high school and graduated its first senior class in 1940. St. Mary's Schools were originally staffed exclusively by nuns from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth but, by the end of its existence, the faculty was entirely lay. Notes and references