Roxbury Presbyterian Church Explained

Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Location:Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3194°N -71.0819°W
Built:1891
Architect:Spofford, John C.; Swanson, William
Architecture:Gothic, Queen Anne
Added:March 15, 1991
Refnum:89002125

Roxbury Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 328 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Gothic church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881. Built of Roxbury pudding stone, it has asymmetrical massing partitioned into polygonal sections. The tower at the northwest corner starts on a square base, rising with differently-shaped sections to a pyramidal roof. Half of the building's original construction cost was paid for by the Gilchrist brothers, owners of the locally prominent Gilchrist Department Store.[1]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

In May 2014, former WBZ-TV anchor Liz Walker was installed as Pastor. She had been "transitional leader" since 2011.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Roxbury Presbyterian Church. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-09-30.
  2. Web site: Rev. Liz Walker officially installed as pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church. Bostonglobe.com. 21 June 2018.