All Souls Church
National Register of Historic Places

All Souls Church

Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
July 6, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000389

About this property

All Souls Church, also known as All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Braintree, is a church on the National Register of Historic Places, it is located at 196 Elm Street in Braintree, Massachusetts. The building is a large fieldstone structure, in a cruciform plan with a square tower that has a crenellated top. The gable ends are decorated with bargeboard, and the entrance is set under a gabled entry porch below a large window with Gothic tracery.

Location

196 Elm St.
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
42.22313, -71.00076

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 15000389. It was listed on July 6, 2015.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTRELIGIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

King Philip's War – Attack on Weymouth MA 1676
1676Colonial
3.2 mi
Attack on Weymouth 1676
1676Colonial
3.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was All Souls Church listed on the National Register?

All Souls Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2015.

What type of historic resource is All Souls Church?

All Souls Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for All Souls Church?

The period of significance for All Souls Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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