Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

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]


Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, April 2010
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Location	600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates	42°54′37″N 78°47′55″W
Built	1927
Architect	Sandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000571[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

Alumni

Christine Baranski, American stage and screen actress

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
"Two Catholic schools to merge, two to close".
"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
https://nyrej.com/ehci-cb-emmanuel-realty-delta-development-to-transform-former-school-building-into-angelas-house

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