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 / 42.31000; -71.11611Coordinates: 42°18′36″N 71°6′58″W / 42.31000°N 71.11611°W / 42.31000; -71.11611
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 (#90001536)
NRHP Reference # 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. 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.[2] This new addition was designed by Cabot, Everett & Mead.[3]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] and included in the Monument Square Historic District in 1990.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for First Church of Jamaica Plain". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  3. ↑ Engineering and Building Record 1 June 1889: 14.


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