St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Lewiston

Name: St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Address: Lewiston, United States

#14 among attractions in Lewiston

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic former church building at 257 Main Street in Lewiston, Maine. Built 1864–67, it was the first Roman Catholic church in the city, and is one of only two surviving buildings in the state designed by Patrick C. Keely. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The church closed in 2009, and was in 2013 threatened with demolition. Alternative uses for the structure are still being sought. ()

Built: 1865 (159 years ago)Coordinates: 44°5'60"N, 70°12'58"W

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Androscoggin Bank Colisée, Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Museum L-A, Lewiston City Hall.

0.6 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport
Androscoggin Bank Colisée, Lewiston
17 min walk • The Androscoggin Bank Colisée is a 4,000 capacity multi-purpose arena, in Lewiston, Maine, that opened in 1958. The Androscoggin Bank Colisée was built to replace St. Dominics Regional High School Arena, and initially constructed and operated by the Catholic parish of SS. Peter and Paul.
~1050 ftSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston
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~1840 ftS
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Museum L-A, Lewiston
9 min walk • The Museum L-A, with the full name of Museum L-A: The Story of Work and Community in Lewiston-Auburn, is located in the Bates Mill Historic District, in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.
~1790 ftS
City hall
Lewiston City Hall, Lewiston
9 min walk • Lewiston City Hall is located at 27 Pine Street in downtown Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1892, to a design by John Calvin Spofford, it is a distinctive regional example of Baroque Revival architecture.
~1980 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Skyscraper
Agora Grand Event Center, Lewiston
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0.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Lewiston
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~1880 ftSW
Museum, Fashion museum
Bates Mill, Lewiston
10 min walk • The Bates Mill is a textile factory company founded in 1850 and located at 35 Canal Street in Lewiston, Maine. The mill served as Maine's largest employer through the 1860s, and early profits from the mill provided much of the initial capital for nearby Bates College.
~770 ftSW
Art gallery
First National Bank, Lewiston
4 min walk • The First National Bank is a historic commercial building in Lewiston, Maine. Built about 1903 for the city's first chartered bank, it is a fine local example of French-inspired Classical Revival architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
0.9 miS
44°5'17"N • 70°13'16"W
Rollodrome, Lewiston
22 min walk • Game and entertainment center
0.4 miS
Park
College Block-Lisbon Block, Lewiston
11 min walk • The College Block/Lisbon Block is an historic commercial and civic building in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Built in 1855-56, it is the oldest surviving building in the city of the Franklin Company, the city's major early developer.
~1940 ftS
Romanesque architecture
Atkinson Building, Lewiston
10 min walk • The Atkinson Building is an historic commercial building at 220 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Erected in 1892, the six-story Romanesque style building was the tallest in the city at the time, and is still an imposing presence in the city's central business district.

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Which popular attractions are close to St. Joseph's Catholic Church?

Nearby attractions include First National Bank, Lewiston (4 min walk), Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston (6 min walk), Lewiston City Hall, Lewiston (9 min walk), Museum L-A, Lewiston (9 min walk).

How to get to St. Joseph's Catholic Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Joseph's Catholic Church:

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Oak Street Bus Station • Lines: 1, 2, 6, Western Maine GreenLine (4 min walk)
Greyhound Bus (4 min walk)