St. Mary of the Assumption, Winter Street, Milford, Massachusetts / a wooden structure dedicated in 1849, razed after parish relocated to larger granite edifice in 1872.
This is in my hometown! I didn’t realize there had been a previous church at that location, but the present granite church structure is actually somewhat similar in its gothic design, and very beautiful. The pink granite native to our town is world renowned for its beauty. Thanks for sharing this historic photo.
Wooden buildings need to be maintained. They will delapadate much faster than brick or stone. So honestly it they want to keep thia old one they should have taken care of it better. You can see up in the steeple is already falling apart.
Sierrajeffsays
Unusual structures (almost like oriels) on either side of the door – wonder if they were added later the cladding is different.
suicidepostersays
That’s interesting. It’s pretty unique for a carpenter Gothic church to have turrets and battlements like that. It’s trying really hard to look like a brick and mortar structure.
greer1030 says
This is in my hometown! I didn’t realize there had been a previous church at that location, but the present granite church structure is actually somewhat similar in its gothic design, and very beautiful. The pink granite native to our town is world renowned for its beauty. Thanks for sharing this historic photo.
_Atoms_Apple says
As it stands today
Google street view
p-tay says
It probably smelled so good in there
pancakelife says
Wooden buildings need to be maintained. They will delapadate much faster than brick or stone. So honestly it they want to keep thia old one they should have taken care of it better. You can see up in the steeple is already falling apart.
Sierrajeff says
Unusual structures (almost like oriels) on either side of the door – wonder if they were added later the cladding is different.
suicideposter says
That’s interesting. It’s pretty unique for a carpenter Gothic church to have turrets and battlements like that. It’s trying really hard to look like a brick and mortar structure.