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First Congregational Church of Blandford

The First Congregational Church of Blandford (also known locally as the White Church) is a historic church building at 4 North Street in the center of Blandford, Massachusetts. Built in 1822, it is a prominent example of a Federal-style church, built by a leading regional proponent of the style, builder Isaac Damon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is now managed by a local nonprofit as a special event venue. Architecture and history Blandford's White Church is located a short way northwest of the village center, at the top of a rise on the east side of North Street. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The main facade is five bays wide, with the center three set in a projecting section with a pedimented gable. The building corners are pilasters, as are the individual bays of the projection. The center bays each have an entrance on the ground floor, topped by half-round fanlight windows. The second-story windows are also topped by similar fanlights, both on the front and the sides. A multistage tower rises at the front of the building. Its first stage is square, with a belfry that has round-headed louvers framed by arched moulding. The second and third stages are octagonal, and of decreasing size, with engaged Ionic columns at the corners. These are topped by a convex and domed roof and weathervane. The church was built in 1822 by local builder Isaac Damon, based on designs he had seen by Charles Bulfinch and Asher Benjamin. The church's pulpit was originally placed near the door, so that late arrivals would be seen by the congregation. During renovations this was reversed, placing the pulpit at the back of the building. In the 1990s the church was restored and acquired by the Blandford Historical Society. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts References External links The White Church of Blandford website
First Congregational Church of Hyde Park

The First Congregational Church of Hyde Park, now the Hyde Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, is a historic Congregational church at 6 Webster Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Kilham & Hopkins, with stained glass by Charles Connick. It is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, built for Hyde Park's second-oldest congregation (established 1860) in 1910. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is now used by the Hyde Park Seventh-day Adventist Church. The SDA church purchased the property in 2007. On December 15, 2007, the day of the church's dedication, there were 304 members See also National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts References External links Official website
First Methodist Church (Clinton, Massachusetts)

The First Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building at 75 Walnut Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. It is an L-shaped stone and stucco structure, two stories in height, with a steeply pitched slate roof. The ground floor is finished in uncoursed fieldstone. One entrance is set recessed behind a segmented stone arch at the southern end of the main facade, with a second entrance at the projecting gable at the northern end. The church was designed by Woodbury and Stuart of Boston, and construction of the building was begun in 1927 for a congregation established in 1830. The complete plan for the building was never realized due to a lack of funding, and only the community center and rectory were completed. These were used by the congregation, the community center space acting as sanctuary, until the 1980s. The building was rehabilitated in 1988, and how houses two residences and office space. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
First Minister's House

The First Minister's House is a historic house at 186 Elm Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1792 and served as the church parsonage for Rev. Jonathan Osgood, pastor of Gardner's First Congregational church and also a physician. It is one of Gardner's finest examples of late Georgian architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and included in the Gardner Uptown Historic District in 1999. Description and history The First Minister's House stands in a residential area east of downtown Gardner, on the east side of Elm Street at its junction with Bond Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, two interior chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior. The main facade is five bays wide, with windows arranged symmetrically about the center entrance. The building corners are finished in wooden trim that resembles quoining, and the main eave is lined with modillion blocks. The first floor windows are topped by a corniced entablature also adorned with blocks. The entry has a four-light rectangular transom window set under a half-round arch, and is flanked by pilasters rising to a gabled pediment. A 20th-century ell and garage extend to the rear of the building. The interior retains a number of original finishes, including wide floorboards and fireplace mantels. The house was built in 1792 for Jonathan Osgood, the first settled minister of Gardner's First Congregational Church. Architecturally, it is a late example of Georgian design, with a number of elements in its appearance that are from the then-popular Federal style. Its second owner was Deacon Lawrence, and it was reported to be a stop on the Underground Railroad during his ownership. Suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone frequently visited the house because it was home to her sister, Sarah Lawrence. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
First Parish Church, Arlington Massachusetts

First Parish Church in Arlington, Massachusetts is a Unitarian-Universalist congregation, which was founded in 1678 as First Parish in West Cambridge. It merged with the Arlington Universalist Congregation in 1962. The Highrock Church building originally housed the Universalist church in Arlington. One of the congregations joined in 1961 with the formation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, with the Unitarian congregation at the corner of Pleasant and Massachusetts Avenue. History of the Church's Meetinghouses The Church has utilized five structures over its long history. The first meeting house building was erected in 1734. It was an unheated stone building that later would be moved down Pleasant Street and used as a residence. To accommodate the growing congregation, the Parish built a second, and larger meeting house in 1804. The sale of 108 pews covered the $12,175 cost. This structure would remain unheated until 1820. In 1841, yet another new, larger meeting house was built that contained an organ, but it would burn down on January 1, 1856 after serving only 15 years. And immediately, work began on replacing it with an impressive structure. In 1857, at the cost of $19,000 the Parish completed the fourth meeting house. The awe-inspiring spire stood 181 feet tall and was the second highest in the state. The spire contained a 2000-pound bell, and a marble-faced clock paid for with town funding. A century later, in 1958 the parish added a religious education building located west of the meeting house. March 1975 brought tragedy as a workman removing old paint ignited a fire that would bring down the steeple and damage the fourth meeting house to such a degree that the remnants had to be torn down. The parish received $1.5 million from insurance, but that would not be enough to rebuild a church in the likeness of its predecessor with beautiful woodwork with peg and groove construction. The Parish hired architect Kenneth DeNisco to design the replacement, and he began attending services to gain a better understanding of the parish’s needs. His proposed modernist design brought controversy. The main building was fireproof brick and It included a brick belltower that was ultimately converted into a steel tower. The church was also moved back 10 feet to protect a landmark Maple tree on the corner of Massachusetts Ave and Pleasant Street. Despite the disgruntlement of some who favored a more traditional structure the new design was approved by a vote of 94 to 28. And the Parish was able to purchase a 3700 bell from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Winchester. The new Parish Church was dedicated in September, 1981. In 1990 four clocks were installed in the bell tower. The church is on the Southern end of the Arlington Center Historic District. Gallery See also First Parish Website First Parish Church Parsonage References
First Parish Church (Duxbury, Massachusetts)

The First Parish Church is a historic Unitarian Universalist (formerly Congregationalist) church at Tremont and Depot Streets in Duxbury, Massachusetts. First Parish Church is currently a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association. History The original Duxbury congregation was founded in 1632 by Elder William Brewster as a Christian Separatist church with early members coming from the First Parish Church in Plymouth, the oldest church in New England. In the beginning, the church likely met in congregants' homes until the first meeting house was built near what is today known as Miles Standish Burial Ground. The Duxbury congregation became a parish church of Massachusetts' Congregationalist state church. A schism developed at the turn of the 19th century, when much of the congregation adopted Unitarianism along with many of the other state churches in Massachusetts. State churches were officially disaffiliated with the Massachusetts government in 1834. The current church building was constructed in 1840. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Images See also First Parish Church in Plymouth National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References External links First Parish of Duxbury official website The records from 1825–1846 of the First Parish Church are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
First Parish Church (Waltham, Massachusetts)

The First Parish Church is a historic church at 50 Church Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose Unitarian Universalist congregation has a history dating to c. 1696. The current meeting house was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the previous building (the congregation's third) on the same site. It is a Classical Revival structure designed by the nationally known Boston firm of Allen & Collens. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Architecture and history The church is located at the northwest corner of School and Church Streets, one block north of Waltham's Central Square. It is a rectangular single-story structure, with a gable-roofed central section four bays wide that is flanked by flat-roof single-bay sections. A Classical Revival portico with fluted columns projects at the south-facing front facade, with the church tower set astride the transition between the projection and the main body. A school structure, added in 1957, is attached to the rear of the building. The First Parish congregation dates to about 1695, when the area was part of Watertown, and had grown sufficiently in population to merit a separate parish from the original 1630 congregation in Watertown. In 1720 the congregation acquired its first meetinghouse, moving a building from what is now Newton. Its second meetinghouse, located at Lyman and Beaver Streets, was built in 1767, and its third was built at this location in 1838. That building was destroyed by fire on August 24, 1932. The present church was built, partly on the foundations of the previous one, soon afterward. It was designed by the noted ecclesiastical architectural firm of Allen & Collens of Boston. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts References Further reading "Tercentennial History of The First Parish in Waltham Massachusetts 1696-1996", by Elizabeth D. Castner External links Official Church Website
First Parish Church (Plymouth)

Die First Parish Church ist ein 1899 in Plymouth im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Massachusetts fertiggestelltes Kirchengebäude. Die Kirche befindet sich unmittelbar im Plymouther Stadtzentrum am Town Square am Fuße des Burial Hill. Die Kirche und ihre Vorgängerbauten gehen auf die erste von den Pilgervätern gegründete puritanische (kongregationlistische) Gemeinde in Neuengland zurück. Später wandte sich die Gemeinde dem Unitarismus zu. Geschichte Die Gemeinde der First Parish Church geht auf die frühen aus England stammenden puritanischen (calvinistischen) Einwanderer zurück, die 1620 auf der Mayflower nach Nordamerika gekommen waren. Mit Gründung der Stadt Plymouth wurde auch eine kongregationlistische Gemeinde ins Leben gerufen, die Teil der neuen kongregationalistischen Staatskirche von Massachusetts wurde. Im Jahr 1801 wandte sich jedoch die Mehrheit der Gemeinde dem antitrinitarischen Unitarismus zu, der im 19. Jahrhundert große Verbreitung in den Neuengland-Staaten gefunden hatte. Die Gemeindeglieder, die dem Wechsel zum Unitarismus nicht folgen wollten, bauten 1840 die benachbarte Church of the Pilgrimage. Die Gemeinde der First Parish Church wurde Mitglied der 1825 gegründeten American Unitarian Association und ist heute in ihrer Nachfolge Teil der Unitarian Universalist Association. Die benachbarte kongregationalistische Gemeinde ist heute Mitglied der unierten United Church of Christ. Die Gottesdienste wurden in den ersten Jahren noch auf einer Festung auf dem Burial Hill abgehalten. Im Jahr 1648 wurde schließlich ein erstes Kirchengebäude gebaut. Nachfolgebauten folgten 1744 und 1831. Nach einem schweren Brand 1892 wurde 1899 an gleicher Stelle das jetzige Gebäude in einem neo-romanischen Stil fertiggestellt. Hervorzuheben sind die Buntglasfenster, die die Geschichte der Pilgerväter wiedergeben. Die Kirche ist zudem ein anschauliches Beispiel für ein Hammerbalken-Gewölbe. Das Gebäude wurde 2014 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places im Plymouth County Literatur James W. Baker: Plymouth, Charleston SC 2002 Weblinks Gemeinde der First Parish Church
First Parish Church in Plymouth

First Parish Church in Plymouth is a historic Unitarian Universalist church at the base of Burial Hill on the town square off Leyden Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth. The current building was constructed in 1899. History Congregation The congregation was formed in the English village of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, around 1607 by the Pilgrim Fathers, a group of exiled dissenting Puritans in the Dutch Republic. After they emigrated to America in 1620, the congregation built a chapel in Plymouth which became a parish church of Massachusetts' state church, the Congregational Church. Eventually, a schism developed in 1801, when much of the congregation adopted Unitarianism along with many of the other state churches in Massachusetts; the Congregationalist dissenters broke away to form the Church of the Pilgrimage. All state churches were disaffiliated with the government by 1834. The congregation is currently affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and has 64 members as of 2016. Buildings Originally, the congregation held Christian services on the Mayflower and then at a fort on Burial Hill from 1621 until 1648. The fort was also used for other colony events including meetings of the Plymouth General Court. In 1648 the first of four church buildings on the town square was constructed. Later churches were built in 1684, 1744, and 1831. Hartwell, Richardson & Driver designed the current Romanesque-style building, completed 1899, which replaced the 1831 wooden Gothic structure. The 1899 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It has Tiffany stained glass windows illustrating the Pilgrim story. The sanctuary features carved quarter-sawn oak and is one of the finest examples of hammer beam construction in the United States. Gallery See also First Parish Church (Duxbury, Massachusetts) Oldest churches in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to First Parish Church in Plymouth at Wikimedia Commons First Parish website The historical records for the First Parish Church in Plymouth are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Primera iglesia parroquial en Plymouth

La Primera iglesia parroquial en Plymouth es una iglesia histórica unitaria universalista ubicada en la base de Burial Hill, en la plaza de la ciudad, en Leyden Street, en Plymouth, Massachusetts (Estados Unidos). Fundada en 1620 por los Padres peregrinos en Plymouth, es la congregación de iglesia más antigua en los Estados Unidos en operación continua.[cita requerida] Historia Congregación La congregación fue fundada en la comunidad inglesa de Scrooby en 1606 por los Padres Peregrinos, un grupo de cristianos protestantes. Después de emigrar a América del Norte en 1620, la congregación separatista estableció una iglesia en Plymouth que devino en una iglesia parroquial de la Iglesia Estatal Congregacionalista de Massachusetts. Eventualmente, un cisma se desarrolló a principios del siglo XIX, cuando gran parte de la congregación adoptó el unitarismo junto con muchas de las otras iglesias estatales en Massachusetts. Todo las iglesias estatales fueron desafiliadas del gobierno en 1834.​ La congregación está actualmente afiliada con la Asociación Unitaria Universalista y tiene 64 miembros a partir de 2016.​ Edificios Originalmente, la congregación celebró servicios cristianos en el Mayflower y luego en un fuerte en Burial Hill desde 1621 hasta 1648. El fuerte también se utilizó para otros eventos de la colonia, incluyendo las reuniones del Tribunal General de Plymouth. En 1648 se construyó el primero de los cuatro edificios de la iglesia en la plaza del pueblo. Las iglesias posteriores se construyeron en 1684, 1744 y 1831. La empresa de arquitectos Hartwell, Richardson & Driver diseñó el actual edificio de estilo románico, terminado en 1899, que reemplazó la estructura gótica de madera de 1831.​ El 1899 edificio fue listado en el Registro Nacional de Sitios Históricos en 2014. Tiene ventanas en vidrio Tiffany que ilustran la historia del peregrino. El santuario cuenta con tallado de roble de cuarto de sierra y es uno de los mejores ejemplos de construcción de viga de martillo en los Estados Unidos. Imágenes Referencias
First Parish Unitarian Church

The First Parish Unitarian Church, now the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Medfield, is a historic church on North Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. The white clapboarded church was built in 1789, as the third for a congregation established c. 1652. In 1839 it was rotated on its site ninety degrees. It lost its steeple in the New England Hurricane of 1938. The steeple was replaced in 1988, and the building's many layers of paint were stripped off in 2007. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts References External links First Parish of Medfield official website Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Scituate

The First Parish Church of Scituate, Massachusetts, is a historic congregation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts that was founded in 1616 in England. The congregation thus is almost 400 years old. Disagreements over baptism, the belief in the Trinity, and other issues within the church led to three groups splitting off to form new churches during a 60-year period. It has a historic building dating from 1881. Its church is located next to another Scituate landmark, the Lawson Tower. References
First Presbyterian Church (Newburyport, Massachusetts)

First Presbyterian Church, also known as Old South, is a Presbyterian congregation in Newburyport, Massachusetts that is part of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The church building is located at 29 Federal Street in Newburyport. The current pastor is the Reverend Laurel Cockrill. The congregation began meeting in April 1746, following the ministry of the Methodist evangelist and preacher George Whitefield in the region. In 1756, over 100 men constructed the current meetinghouse on Federal Street in 3 days. Whitefield died in the church parsonage in 1770 while visiting Jonathan Parsons, and his remains were buried under the pulpit of the meeting house at his request. The bell in the clock tower was cast by Paul Revere. Among the notable people to attend church were "Lord" Timothy Dexter, Capt. Abraham Wheelwright, Isaac Wheelwright, Caleb Cushing, Adolphus Greely, and Samuel Tufts. See also First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, a church similar in appearance (white, historic) External links Official church web site
First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall

The First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall is a historic church building at 26 Pleasant Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Originally a Reformed congregation, the congregation is currently affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist denomination. The current Minister is Reverend Rebecca M. Bryan. The church's steeple is currently the tallest point in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts. The church building was constructed in 1801 by the First Religious Society, which was founded in 1725. The designer is unknown, but the names of Samuel McIntire of Salem and Timothy Palmer of Newburyport have been suggested. Like so many churches in the United States, the design of the church was based on the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. A stylistically complementary parish hall was added to the east side of the church in 1873. The space is utilized as a center for social and educational activities. Barbara Owen served the congregation as organist from 1963 until 2002. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and included in the Newburyport Historic District in 1984. See also First Presbyterian Church (Newburyport, Massachusetts), also known as Old South, located at 29 Federal Street in Newburyport, a church that is similar in appearance (historic, white, tall) National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References External links Official Website