Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, April 2010
Interactive map showing the location for Villamarie Motherhouse Complex
Location600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates42°54′37″N 78°47′55″W / 42.91028°N 78.79861°W / 42.91028; -78.79861
Built1927
ArchitectSandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.06000571[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Two Catholic schools to merge, two to close". January 19, 2006.
  3. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying four photographs
  4. ^ "EHCI, CB-Emmanuel Realty and Delta Development to transform former school building into Angela's House".