St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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Location695 Southbridge St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′35″N71°48′44″W / 42.24306°N 71.81222°W / 42.24306; -71.81222 Coordinates: 42°14′35″N71°48′44″W / 42.24306°N 71.81222°W / 42.24306; -71.81222
Built1894
Architect Earle & Fisher; Earle, Stephen
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP reference No. 80000485 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1980

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is an historic stone Episcopal church building located at 693 Southbridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed by Stephen Earle of Earle and Fisher in the Gothic Revival style of architecture with some Romanesque details, it was built in 1894 by the Norcross Brothers. Construction of the church was funded in part by Matthew Whittall, proprietor of the Whittall Mills. It was the first Episcopal church in Worcester. [2]

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On March 5, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as St. Matthews. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-18.