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Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex is a historic
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located within the
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at Liberty and W. 6th Streets in the city of Plainfield in
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, United States. The complex, including the church, rectory, convent and school, was added to the National Register on April 11, 1985, for its significance in architecture and religion. With


History and description

The church was designed featuring High Victorian Gothic architecture by
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architect
Jeremiah O'Rourke Jeremiah O'Rourke, FAIA, (6 February 1833 – 22 Apil 1915), was an Irish-American architect known primarily for his designs of Roman Catholic churches and institutions and Federal post offices. He was a founder of the Newark-based architectural ...
and built from 1875 to 1880 with red, yellow, and black brick. The rectory was built in 1880 and also features High Victorian Gothic architecture. The three-story Victorian Gothic convent was built in 1910. The two-story Collegiate Gothic school was designed by architect James S. Piggott and built in 1931.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey Uni ...


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St. Mary's Church, Plainfield, New Jersey (New Jersey Churchscape)
{{NRHP in Union County, New Jersey Roman Catholic churches in New Jersey Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Gothic Revival church buildings in New Jersey Roman Catholic churches completed in 1880 Brick buildings and structures in New Jersey Brick churches 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Churches in Union County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Plainfield, New Jersey