Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It was constructed in 1927, and is a three-part Gothic Revival building that was built for the Felician Sisters of St. Francis to house a boarding and day high school, public and private chapels and the Motherhouse/Novitiate. The school, known as Villa Maria Academy, closed in 2006.^[2][3] The school property was repurposed as affordable housing for seniors.^[4]

Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, April 2010
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Location	600 Doat St., Cheektowaga, New York
Coordinates	42°54′37″N 78°47′55″W
Built	1927
Architect	Sandel and Strong; Fronczak, Joseph
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000571[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

Alumni

• Christine Baranski, American stage and screen actress