St. Stanislaus Institute

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St. Stanislaus Institute
Dormitory
St. Stanislaus Institute is located in Pennsylvania
St. Stanislaus Institute
St. Stanislaus Institute is located in the United States
St. Stanislaus Institute
Location141 Old Newport St., Newport Township, Pennsylvania
Area4.1 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1918
ArchitectPrawdzik, Alexander, I.; et al.
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.08001267[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2008

St. Stanislaus Institute, also known as St. Stanislaus Orphanage and Holy Child Church, is a historic former Roman Catholic orphanage complex located at 141 Old Newport Street in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.

Description

The complex consists of three interconnected and three independent buildings built between 1918 and 1939, built originally for use as an orphanage for Polish children.

Chapel
Boiler building

They are the Spanish Revival style boys dormitory (1918), Holy Child chapel (1939), laundry / boiler building, and rectory and garage. The facility closed in 1972.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stanislaus Institute" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.