Talk:Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery

Sale of this property by the Boston Archdiocese
See this article on the Archdiocesan decision to sell this chapel and cemetery.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/us/archdiocese-in-boston-plans-to-close-65-catholic-parishes-by-the-end-of-the-year.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm (PAM BELLUCK & Katie Zezima, NYTimes: May 26, 2004)

The sale was completed in October of 2007 as the picture caption at the end of this article shows.

http://www.architectmagazine.com/community-projects/church-going_4.aspx (From "Architect Magazine," Posted on: December 13, 2007)

"St. Augustine, South Boston: Closed 11/2004. Sold to a luxury condominium developer 10/2007. The South Boston Neighborhood Development Corp. lost its bid to turn the church and nearby parish-school property into affordable housing for seniors and veterans."

It is very hard to find these articles; the Archdiocese has been extremely effective in keeping the information on sales out of the news-stream, especially on the Internet. I had to do several searches using several different forms of the text; the re-directs were all to another Boston parish (St. Augustine and St. Monica), although there are other extant references among groups in the Boston preservation community.108.20.70.31 (talk) 22:59, 26 May 2012 (UTC)