Donat R. Baribault

The former Church of Notre Dame des Canadiens in Worcester, Massachusetts, designed by Baribault and completed in 1929. The church was demolished in 2018. Donat R. Baribault (1885–1970) was an American architect who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Early life and career Donat Rodolphe Baribault was born February 3, 1885, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Jules Baribault and Marie (Lanouette) Baribault. Both of his parents were natives of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade in Mauricie, Quebec. He attended the New Haven public schools and the Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières in Quebec. He graduated from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1909 with a BS, with additional postgraduate study in architecture with Joseph Haynes, a professor at the same school. In 1912 he began practice as an architect and engineer in Winnipeg, Manitoba, staying until 1917. He then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he worked for the Samuel M. Green Company, architects and engineers. In 1920 he opened his own office as an architect in Springfield. As an architect Baribault specialized in the design of churches and institutional buildings for the Catholic church.

Baribault was a member of the Architectural Society of Western Massachusetts for whom he served as Secretary (1942–43) and President (1944–45). In 1955 he joined the American Institute of Architects.

Personal life In Springfield, Baribault was a parishioner of St. Joseph R. C. Church. He was married in 1918 to Rosalie M. Remillard of Lorette, Manitoba. They had seven children. Baribault died March 19, 1970, in Springfield at the age of 85. Our Lady of Perpetual Help R. C. Church school, 261 Chestnut St, Holyoke, Massachusetts (1926, burned 1999) Notre Dame R. C. Church rectory, 446 Main St, Southbridge, Massachusetts (1927, NRHP 1989) R. C. Church of Notre Dame des Canadiens, Church and Franklin Sts, Worcester, Massachusetts (1927–29, demolished 2018) Our Lady of Czestochowa R. C. Church, 84 K St, Turners Falls, Massachusetts (1929) St. Joseph R. C. Church rectory, 82 Howard St, Springfield, Massachusetts (1930, demolished) St. Cecelia R. C. Church, 180 Mechanic St, Leominster, Massachusetts (1931–33) Sacred Heart R. C. Church (former), 54 Pleasant St, Concord, New Hampshire (1933–34) St. Charles Borromeo R. C. Church, 577 Central Ave, Dover, New Hampshire (1933, demolished 2017) Oblate Fathers Retreat House (former), 9 Reflection Dr, Hudson, New Hampshire (no date)

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