St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church building and cemetery in Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island.

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
LocationChurch Street,
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°41′12″N 71°31′08″W
Built1844
Architectural styleGothic, Celtic
Websitehttps://stmaryswestwarwick.org
NRHP reference No.78000065[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

Description

The neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1844. The building is the oldest Catholic church still in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[2][3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notable burials include Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hawkins (1834/35–1908), Pro-football player Frank Maznicki (1920–2013), and MLB player Mike Roarke (1930–2019).

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