Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church - Palmer Road
986 Palmer Road, Route 156, St. Louis, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, C0B, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/08/18
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1893/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/01/06
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church at Palmer Road is a white French Gothic Revival style structure on well maintained grounds in the community of St. Louis, PEI. The registration includes the footprint of the building and the associated parish grounds.
Valeur patrimoniale
The church is a fine example of the French Gothic style of architecture in PEI and is significant as a symbol and centre of the community's religious life. It was built in the late Victorian period (1891-1893) by Dunstan Martin who also constructed a similar church at Miscouche, PEI. The architect was Francois-Xavier Edouard Meloche of Montreal, PQ. It is also believed that Meloche's studio produced the interior paintings of the Stations of the Cross. A statue of the Virgin was placed in the exterior shorter front tower in 1893. The ornate high altar was created by Bernard Creamer of Souris, PEI and installed in 1903.
Source: PEI Heritage Advisory Committee Files
Éléments caractéristiques
The following elements illustrate the heritage value of the church:
- the asymmetric front facade dominated by a decorative Rose Window
- the high pitched gabled roof
- the 2 side towers on the front elevation: one being Gothic in style and the other shorter one being less intricate
- the 8 foot high statue of the Virgin in the recessed alcove of the shorter Baroque style tower's roof
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Loi habilitante
Heritage Places Protection Act
Type de reconnaissance
Endroit historique inscrit au répertoire
Date de reconnaissance
2002/08/18
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
Francois-Xavier Edouard Meloche
Constructeur
Dunstan Martin
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Located in the Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/I1
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4310-20/I1
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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