Keywords: Dominicans
Item 18384
Dominican Block, Lewiston, ca. 1883
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1883 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 18377
Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica, Lewiston, 2005
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 2005 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 109583
Sketch of proposed building for French Catholic Society, Lewiston, 1881-1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881–1886 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Clients: Dominican Fathers; French Catholic Society Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs Bros. Architects
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Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.
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Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
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