St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)

{{short description|Historic church in Rhode Island, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = St. John the Baptist Church

| nrhp_type =

| image = St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Pawtucket RI.jpg

| caption =

| location = Pawtucket, Rhode Island

| coordinates = {{coord|41|52|24|N|71|23|52|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA

| area = {{convert|1.2|acre|ha}}

| built = 1925

| architect = Ernest Cormier

| added = November 18, 1983

| mpsub = Pawtucket MRA

| refnum = 83003855 {{NRISref|2007a}}

| website = https://www.churchofstjohnthebaptist.org

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St. John the Baptist Church is an historic Roman Catholic church at 68 Slater Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

File:St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Pawtucket Rhode Island, East facade.jpg

Built in 1925–27, it is very similar to Notre-Dame de Guadalupe Church in Montreal, also designed by Canadian architect Ernest Cormier.http://christusvincit.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-tale-of-two-churches.html Another Tale of Two churches The church is most notable for its particularly lavish interior, which features ceiling artwork by Jean Desauliers and stained glass windows by Mauméjean Frères of Paris.{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/!userfiles/CS0191.nr.pdf|title=Historic Resources of Pawtucket (PDF pages 146-148)|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=2014-11-19}}

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.