First Church of Jamaica Plain

The First Church of Jamaica Plain is a historic church at 6 Eliot Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival church was designed in 1854 by the well known Boston architect, Nathaniel J. Bradlee, for a congregation which was established in 1769 as the Third Church of Roxbury.[2] It is built out of ashlar granite, laid in courses without ornament. It has a square tower with Gothic arched windows at the second level, a clock face at the third, and Gothic louvered openings at the belfry, and a parapeted top. A Shingle style parish hall was added in 1889.[3] This new addition was designed by Cabot, Everett & Mead.[4]

First Church of Jamaica Plain
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′36″N 71°6′58″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1854
ArchitectNathaniel J. Bradlee; Cabot, Everett & Mead
Architectural styleGothic Revival; Shingle Style
Part ofMonument Square Historic District (ID90001536)
NRHP reference No.88000955 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1988
Designated CPJune 2, 1987

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] and included in the Monument Square Historic District in 1990.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. https://www.jphs.org/jp-history/2017/11/1/first-church-of-jamaica-plain-graveyard-survey
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for First Church of Jamaica Plain". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  4. Engineering and Building Record 1 June 1889: 14.


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