Grace Church
National Register of Historic Places

Grace Church

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
June 18, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000042

About this property

Grace Church is an historic Episcopal church at 300 Westminster Street at Mathewson Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1845–1846 and was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and is part of the Downtown Providence Historic District.

Location

175 Mathewson St.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.82168, -71.41336

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 72000042. It was listed on June 18, 1972.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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 Historic Sites

Shepard Company Building
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Sacking of Providence (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
0.2 mi
Attack on Providence Rhode Island 1676
1676Colonial
0.2 mi
Providence Arsenal Attack (Dorr's Rebellion)
1842Early Republic
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Grace Church listed on the National Register?

Grace Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Grace Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Grace Church?

The period of significance for Grace Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1845.

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