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Church of the Open Word
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| Location: | Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Built: | 1893 |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Church of the Open Word is an historic Swedenborgian church building located at 19 Highland Avenue in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts. The congregation was organized in 1860 and a wooden chapel was erected on the rear of this property. The stone Gothic Revival building was erected on the front of the property in 1893.[1] The Swedenborgian Church of North America is headquartered here.
The building is a contributing property in the Newtonville Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986 and increased on February 16, 1990