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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
- Christine Baranski, American stage and screen actress
References
- ^ a b "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
External links
- Felician Sisters of North America
- Angela's House
- Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, Buffalo as an Architectural Museum website
- Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- Preservation Studios Buffalo, NY: historic building rehabilitation and preservation consultants [permanent dead link]
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