St. Mary's Church

In 1907 some people decided they heeded another parish for the growing French population which was known as "Little Canada".

Construction on St. Mary's Church was started in 1925. It was finished in 1934. It took nine years to build this church. Reverend Eugene Gothier hired the O'Connel firm out of Boston to design the Gothic-style church. St. Mary's Church is located at the corner of Canal Street and Oxford Street. It is located in a crowded section of the city. It was built for the French speaking community to have a church of its own.

The Lewiston Evening Journal called St. Mary's Church one of the finest architecture in the city of Lewiston. That was in 1928 and that is still true today. The church is constructed of Maine granite and like St. Peter and Paul's on Bartlett Street it is of Gothic design. It has high pointed arches at the doorways and the same arches are repeated in the lovely window that dominates the front of the church.

Today this beautiful church is in need of repairs. The cost of the repairs is so much that the church will be closed forever.

I liked doing this project and writing it because I see this church a lot. It is near my home and I liked learning about it.

This webpage created by Sierra on February 18, 2000.

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Credits

Hodkin, Lewiston Memories A Bicentennial Pictoral, 1994