First Baptist Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
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First Baptist Church | |
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First Baptist Church in 1967 | |
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| Location |
Magazine and River Streets Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′53.5″N 71°6′18″W / 42.364861°N 71.10500°WCoordinates: 42°21′53.5″N 71°6′18″W / 42.364861°N 71.10500°W |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Hartwell and Richardson |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # |
75000249 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1975 |
The First Baptist Church is an historic American Baptist church at Magazine and River Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts within Central Square.
In 1817 the church congregation was founded in the home of James Hovey.[2] In 1844 several members of First Baptist Church left to found nearby Old Cambridge Baptist Church. First Baptist Church's current Gothic building was constructed in 1881. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ A brief history of the First Baptist Church in Cambridge: with the declaration of faith, the church covenant, and list of members (Printed by J. Ford & Son, 1870)
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- A brief history of the First Baptist Church in Cambridge: with the declaration of faith, the church covenant, and list of members (Printed by J. Ford & Son, 1870)
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