Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church | |
Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates | 42°19′10″N 71°4′55″W / 42.31944°N 71.08194°W |
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| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Spofford, John C.; Swanson, William |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002125[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1991 |
Roxbury Presbyterian Church is a historic
Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Gothic church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881. Built of Roxbury pudding stone, it has asymmetrical massing partitioned into polygonal sections. The tower at the northwest corner starts on a square base, rising with differently-shaped sections to a pyramidal roof. Half of the building's original construction cost was paid for by the Gilchrist brothers, owners of the locally prominent Gilchrist Department Store.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
In May 2014, former WBZ-TV anchor Liz Walker was installed as Pastor. She had been "transitional leader" since 2011.[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
- Church Website At Roxbury Presbyterian Church
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Roxbury Presbyterian Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ "Rev. Liz Walker officially installed as pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church". Bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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