Roslindale Congregational Church

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Roslindale Congregational Church
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Congregational Church
Roslindale Massachusetts
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Location Roslindale, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′8.6″N71°7′39″W / 42.285722°N 71.12750°W / 42.285722; -71.12750 Coordinates: 42°17′8.6″N71°7′39″W / 42.285722°N 71.12750°W / 42.285722; -71.12750
Built1893
ArchitectMurray, James
Architectural styleShingle Style, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 91000925 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1991

Roslindale Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 25 Cummins Highway, at the corner of Summer Avenue in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The Shingle-Romanesque style church was designed by James Murray (believed to be a member of the congregation) and built 1893-96 for a congregation established in 1890 by Rev. William Grover. It has a monumental scale typical of Richardsonian works, and a tower topped by a pyramidal roof and corner turrets. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. "MACRIS inventory record for Roslindale Congregational Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-23.