Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts)

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Location Lawrence, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°42′31″N71°9′29″W / 42.70861°N 71.15806°W / 42.70861; -71.15806 Coordinates: 42°42′31″N71°9′29″W / 42.70861°N 71.15806°W / 42.70861; -71.15806
Built 1851
Architect Hammatt Billings, Ralph Adams Cram
NRHP reference # 76001966 [1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church building at Common and Jackson Streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The site on which it as built has been used for religious facilities since 1846, around the time of Lawrence's founding. This simple Gothic Revival stone structure was built in 1852, replacing an earlier wooden chapel, and was enlarged in 1892. The church is also notable for its association with the Lawrence family: William Lawrence, grandson of founder Abbott Lawrence, became its minister in 1876. [2]

Episcopal Church (United States) Anglican denomination in the United States

The Episcopal Church (TEC) is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with dioceses elsewhere. It is a mainline Christian denomination divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African-American bishop to serve in that position.

Lawrence, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts, United States

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,377, which had risen to an estimated 78,197 as of 2014. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. Lawrence and Salem were the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished county government in 1999. Lawrence is part of the Merrimack Valley.

Abbott Lawrence American politician

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The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts Wikimedia list article

This list is of that portion of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Essex County, Massachusetts. The locations of these properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

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