Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Waterbury, Connecticut)
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The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church located at 74 West Main Street in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | |
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41°33′26″N 73°02′30″W | |
Location | 74 W. Main St. Waterbury, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | www |
History | |
Former name(s) | Immaculate Conception Church |
Status | Minor Basilica/Parish church |
Founded | 1872 |
Consecrated | May 15, 1962 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | |
Built by | Tracy Brothers Co. |
Part of | Downtown Waterbury Historic District (ID83001280[1]) |
Added to NRHP | August 3, 1983 |
Architect(s) | Maginnis & Walsh |
Architectural type | Italian Renaissance |
Completed | 1928 |
Construction cost | US $1.25 million |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,500 |
Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
Nave width | 80 ft (24 m) |
Materials | Limestone |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Hartford |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Leonard Blair |
Rector | Very Rev. James M. Sullivan |
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