Image of the first St. Anthony of Padua Church

ID: 704 ~ Source: Courtesy of the North Adams Historical Society.
This file appears in: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Image of the first St. Anthony of Padua Church

An entry in the 1919 North Adams City Directory shows the original structure and times of services.

This file appears in: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

By Andrew Lavelle
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the growing population of Italian Catholics in North Adams built the original St. Anthony’s at 100 Holden Street. The first service was held in 1906 and the founding pastor was Rev. Peter Pillarella. The…