St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church

link titleSt Louis de Gonzaga also know as St Aloysius in Nashua,NH is part of the Roman Catholic diocese of [Manchester, NH].

The parish was found in 1871 by the French-Canadian population that was growing in the area. It is located at 48 West Hollis Street. The original church was was built in the American Gothic Revival style with a chancel terminated by a polygonal [aspe]. St Louis is the oldest surviving Catholic parish in Nashua NH.

In 1920 the parish completed a renovation and expanded the church to include a [transept]. The extended chancel terminated with a straight wall punctuated with a perpendicular style stained glass window. In the early morning hours of July 20, 1976, a fire consumed the roof of the old church. The parish decided to raze the building except for one of two steeples. The shorter of the two steeples remains as a memorial to the original structure. The new structure was dedicated in 1979. The interior of the church has many items save from the previous building, including the stained glass windows, doors, sanctuary seating, sanctuary light and other items. The parish is home to the former parishioner of the now closed St. Stanislaus and St. Francis Xavier Churches, also in Nashua, NH.