Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex | |
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, April 2010 | |
Interactive map showing the location for Villamarie Motherhouse Complex | |
Location | 600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′37″N 78°47′55″W / 42.91028°N 78.79861°W |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Sandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 06000571 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 14, 2006 |
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It was constructed in 1927, and is a three-part Gothic Revival building that was built for the Felician Sisters of St. Francis to house a boarding and day high school, public and private chapels and the Motherhouse/Novitiate. The school, known as Villa Maria Academy, closed in 2006. [2] [3] The school property was repurposed as affordable housing for seniors. [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex | |
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, April 2010 | |
Interactive map showing the location for Villamarie Motherhouse Complex | |
Location | 600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′37″N 78°47′55″W / 42.91028°N 78.79861°W |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Sandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 06000571 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 14, 2006 |
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It was constructed in 1927, and is a three-part Gothic Revival building that was built for the Felician Sisters of St. Francis to house a boarding and day high school, public and private chapels and the Motherhouse/Novitiate. The school, known as Villa Maria Academy, closed in 2006. [2] [3] The school property was repurposed as affordable housing for seniors. [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]