St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a historic church in East Providence, Rhode Island.

The congregation traces its history to a Bible school formed in 1867. It was admitted into union with the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island in 1871, and became an independent parish in 1894. In 1878, St. Mary's Orphanage, now known as St. Mary's Home was opened; it remains in operation in North Providence.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church (East Providence, Rhode Island)

The Carpenter Gothic church, by George E. Harney, was constructed from 1870 to 1872. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church (East Providence, Rhode Island)

The church is one of the few buildings remaining of Watchemoket Square, a neighborhood which was once the thriving heart of downtown East Providence.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church (East Providence, Rhode Island)

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island

References

External links

St. Mary's East Providence website

Churches completed in 1872

19th-century Episcopal church buildings

Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island

Episcopal churches in Rhode Island

Religious organizations established in 1867

1867 establishments in Rhode Island

Buildings and structures in East Providence, Rhode Island

Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island

National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island