National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church of Scituate

Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Listed
July 26, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000469

About this property

The First Baptist Church of Scituate is a historic Baptist church building at 656 Country Way in Scituate, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with eclectic Victorian styling, including quoining at the corners and bracketed eaves. It has a three-part round-arch window in the front-facing gable end, with a square tower rising to an octagonal spire set to its left. The church was built in 1869–70 as the second sanctuary for a Baptist congregation founded in 1815. The architect was Shepard S. Woodcock. The church and its associated parsonage were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Location

656 & 660 Country Way
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
42.21575, -70.77662

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTRELIGION
Sources

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

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When was First Baptist Church of Scituate listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church of Scituate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 2015.

What type of historic resource is First Baptist Church of Scituate?

First Baptist Church of Scituate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Baptist Church of Scituate is recorded as the industrial era.

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