Brighton Evangelical Congregational Church

Brighton Allston Congregational Church[2] is a historic church located at 404-410 Washington Street in the center of Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The current church building was designed by Blackall, Clapp and Whittemore and C.S. Allen and Company and built in 1922. Colonial Revival in style, it has a pedimented entry portico with fluted columns.[3] It was built on the foundation of the previous church to stand at the site, a Gothic Revival structure that burned in 1921. The congregation was established in 1827 via a schism from Brighton's first congregation.[4]

Brighton Allston Congregational Church
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′56.1″N 71°9′18.7″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
ArchitectBlackall, Clapp and Whittemore
C.S. Allen and Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofBrighton Center Historic District (ID01000088)
NRHP reference No.97000920[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1997
Designated CPFebruary 20, 2001

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "NRHP nomination for Brighton Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. "NRHP nomination for Brighton Evangelical Congregation Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-09-06.


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