South Parish
South Parish | |
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| Location | 292 State St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′32″N 70°45′29″W / 43.07556°N 70.75806°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1824 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000210[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1979 |
South Parish is the historic name of a church at 292 State Street in
Classical Revival architecture in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Now known as South Church or South Unitarian Universalist Church, the congregation is a covenanting member of the
bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender
people.
Architecture and history
The South Parish church is located in downtown Portsmouth, at the southwest corner of State and Church streets. It is a single-story masonry structure, fashioned out of
scissor trusses composed of massive timbers. The interior decorations are reflective of an 1858 enlargement and redecorating.[2]
The church was built in 1824-26. It is the first substantial stone structure to be built in northern New England, and is an early example of the large-scale use of granite in New England architecture. Its neoclassical Greek Revival elements are a precursor to later Greek Revival structures built in the city.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for South Parish". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
