St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex

St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex is a shuttered historic church complex located at 818 Middle Street Fall River, Massachusetts. It was a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. In addition to the church, the complex also includes the former rectory as well as the former Dominican Academy, constructed in 1894. The complex was formally dedicated in 1906 and closed in 2018. The basement shrine was re-opened July 4, 2019, but the main part of the church remains closed for restoration and renovation.

The church was designed by Canadian architect Napoléon Bourassa. Construction began in 1891, and was supervised by Fall River architect Louis G. Destremps. Work began on the upper church on July 17, 1902. The building, which is constructed of blue marble from Proctor, Vermont, measures 277 feet long by 122 wide, with steeples 160 feet high.
The exterior was completed in June 1904 and the new church was formally dedicated on July 4, 1906.

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