National Register of Historic Places

First Congregational Church of Hyde Park

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
November 12, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99001308

About this property

The First Congregational Church of Hyde Park, now the Hyde Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, is a historic Congregational church at 6 Webster Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Kilham & Hopkins, with stained glass by Charles Connick. It is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, built for Hyde Park's second-oldest congregation (established 1860) in 1910. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is now used by the Hyde Park Seventh-day Adventist Church. The SDA church purchased the property in 2007. On December 15, 2007, the day of the church's dedication, there were 304 members

Location

6 Webster St.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.25750, -71.12043

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Sources

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When was First Congregational Church of Hyde Park listed on the National Register?

First Congregational Church of Hyde Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1999.

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First Congregational Church of Hyde Park is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Congregational Church of Hyde Park is recorded as the industrial era.

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