Donat R. Baribault
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Donat R. Baribault was an American architect who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
(1909). He also studied privately with Professor J Haynes of Montreal.
where he worked for 2 years as a designer for the architectural firm of S.M. Green before starting his own practice.
He was a member of the Architectural Society of Western Massachusetts for whom he served as Secretary (1942–43) and President (1944–45).
Early life and career
Baribault was born in New Haven Connecticut and attended school in Three Rivers Quebec Canada, later studying architecture at the École Polytechnique de MontréalÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal
The École Polytechnique de Montréal is an engineering school/faculty affiliated with the University of Montreal in Montreal, Canada. It ranks first in Canada for the scope of its engineering research. It is occasionally referred to as Montreal Polytechnic, although in Quebec English its French...
(1909). He also studied privately with Professor J Haynes of Montreal.
Architectural practice
After school he spent the years 1912-17 as an architect in winipeg Canada. Thereafter he moved to Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
where he worked for 2 years as a designer for the architectural firm of S.M. Green before starting his own practice.
He was a member of the Architectural Society of Western Massachusetts for whom he served as Secretary (1942–43) and President (1944–45).
New Hampshire
- Mary Keane Chapel, Enfield, New HampshireEnfield, New HampshireEnfield is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,582 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Enfield, Enfield Center, Upper Shaker Village, Lower Shaker Village, Lockehaven, and Montcalm....
- Sacred Heart Church, Concord, New HampshireConcord, New HampshireThe city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
- Assumption Church, Dover, NH
- Novitiate Oblate Fathers, Hudson, NH
Massachusetts
- Notre Dame Church, Worcester, MA
- St. Cecelia Church, Leominster, MA (with Albert J. Roy, Supervising architect)
- Notre Dame Rectory, Southbridge, MA (church by Joseph VenneJoseph VenneJoseph Venne was a prominent Canadian architect whose practice was located in Montreal, Quebec. During a long and distinguished career he designed more than sixty buildings in the Montreal area and three large catholic churches in Massachusetts....
) - St. Joseph Rectory, School and Convent, Springfield, MA (Baribault was a parishioner here)
- Immaculate Conception Church, Holyoke, MA
- Our Lady of Czestochowa ChurchOur Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Turners FallsOur Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, United States.- External links :* * * *...
, Turners Falls, MA