St. Thomas Church
From Salem Links and Lore
- St. Thomas Church (Catholic) is on 56 Margin St. at the Peabody/Salem line.
- A white wooden church was the first building built for the parish, in 1927,on the Phelan farmland, which bordered St. Mary's Cemetery. The first pastor was Father Edward Fraher.
- The present St. Thomas Church design is early English gothic. The exterior is light-colored brick with stone trimmings. The opening services were on Dec. 21, 1930. Later, a rectory was built that matched the church design, and in 1950, the St. Thomas Parochial school was built, then a convent for the nuns that taught at the school.
- St. Anne's cemetery is located next door to the church.
- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston considered closing the church in 2004, but reversed its decision.
See Also
- "St. Thomas considers taking on archdiocese in court fight", Salem News, Sept. 16, 2004, p.A2
- St. Thomas Church Church website
