Newman Congregational Church

Newman Congregational Church
Location East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°50′28″N 71°21′3″W / 41.84111°N 71.35083°WCoordinates: 41°50′28″N 71°21′3″W / 41.84111°N 71.35083°W
Built 1810
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Private
MPS East Providence MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000003 [1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1980

Newman Congregational Church is an historic church at 100 Newman Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. It is a two-story wood-frame structure on a high brick basement. It was built in 1810 for a congregation that was established in 1643, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and is the oldest Congregationalist organization in Rhode Island.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. "Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island (PDF pages 29-30)". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

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