First Church of Jamaica Plain | |
Location: | Boston, Massachusetts |
Coordinates: | 42.31°N -71.1161°W |
Built: | 1854 |
Architect: | Nathaniel J. Bradlee
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Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
Added: | July 15, 1988 |
Refnum: | 88000955 |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | June 2, 1987 |
Partof: | Monument Square Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 90001536 |
The First Church of Jamaica Plain is a historic church at 6 Eliot Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival church was designed in 1854 by the well known Boston architect, Nathaniel J. Bradlee, for a congregation which was established in 1769 as the Third Church of Roxbury.[1] It is built out of ashlar granite, laid in courses without ornament. It has a square tower with Gothic arched windows at the second level, a clock face at the third, and Gothic louvered openings at the belfry, and a parapeted top. A Shingle style parish hall was added in 1889.[2] This new addition was designed by Cabot, Everett & Mead.[3]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and included in the Monument Square Historic District in 1990.[2]