First Religious Society Church And Parish Hall
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
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Owen, Barbara. "Facility". The First Religious Society.
- ^ The Grove Dictionary of American Music. OUP USA. January 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1.
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