Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
- Architect
- Ralph Adams Cram
- Year
- 1923
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Boston, MA
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England was built by 1923 at the corner of Ruggles and Parker Streets in Roxbury, replacing an earlier congregation church on Winchester Street in the South End as Boston's Greek Orthodox community grew and the city was designated a diocesan seat that same year. The Classical Revival building was designed by Hachadoor Demoorjian, with architect Ralph Adams Cram consulted on the interior design.
the building
A cathedral built for a new diocese. The building was constructed specifically to serve as the seat of a bishop after Boston was designated a Greek Orthodox diocese in 1923, replacing a smaller congregation church that had stood on Winchester Street in the South End since 1906.
the style
The cathedral is a Classical Revival building, a departure from the Byzantine domes often associated with Greek Orthodox architecture, and its interior design benefited from consultation with Ralph Adams Cram, one of the era's most sought-after architects for ecclesiastical work.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
The building was designed by Hachadoor Demoorjian, with Ralph Adams Cram brought in to consult on the interior design. Cram was among the most prominent American church architects of the early 20th century, though this building is credited principally to Demoorjian.
significance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, the cathedral served as the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston from the diocese's founding in 1923 until roughly 1973, when the metropolis's residence moved to Brookline.
nearby
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Boston Young Men's Christian Association
- Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- New England Conservatory/Jordan Hall (ext&int)
- Symphony Hall