First Church of Jamaica Plain
First Church of Jamaica Plain | |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°18′36″N 71°6′58″W / 42.31000°N 71.11611°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Nathaniel J. Bradlee; Cabot, Everett & Mead |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival; Shingle Style |
| Part of | Monument Square Historic District (ID90001536) |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000955 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1988 |
| Designated CP | June 2, 1987 |
The First Church of Jamaica Plain is a historic church at 6 Eliot Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival church was designed in 1854 by the well known Boston architect, Nathaniel J. Bradlee, for a congregation which was established in 1769 as the Third Church of Roxbury.[2] It is built out of ashlar granite, laid in courses without ornament. It has a square tower with Gothic arched windows at the second level, a clock face at the third, and Gothic louvered openings at the belfry, and a parapeted top. A Shingle style parish hall was added in 1889.[3] This new addition was designed by Cabot, Everett & Mead.[4]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] and included in the Monument Square Historic District in 1990.[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
- First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "First Church of Jamaica Plain Graveyard Survey".
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for First Church of Jamaica Plain". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ Engineering and Building Record 1 June 1889: 14.