Evangelical Baptist Church (Newton, Massachusetts)
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- This article is about the Evangelical Baptist Church in Newton, Massachusetts. For other uses, see Evangelical Baptist Church (disambiguation).
The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum
Nonantum, Massachusetts
Nonantum is one of the thirteen villages of Newton, Massachusetts, also known as Silver Lake or The Lake. The lake in question was filled with construction rubble and built over from the 1930s into the late 1950s. The neighborhood kids cleared the snow each winter and played hockey on it through...
in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. Built in 1873 in Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style, it was designed by noted Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
architect Charles Edward Parker, who had in 1853 designed what today is the Architects Building of the Boston Society of Architects at 52 Broad Street, Boston. Evangelical Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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on September 4, 1986.
The Evangelical Baptist Church is still an active congregation.