Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
- Year
- 1889
- Style
- Shingle Style
- City
- Boston, MA
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church, at 670 Washington Street in Boston, was designed in 1889 by Arthur H. Vinal in the shingle style for a Baptist congregation established in 1886. It is the oldest Baptist church building in Dorchester and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
the building
1938 hurricane damage. The church suffered damage in the 1938 New England hurricane, which was subsequently repaired.
the style
Shingle Style (c. 1880–1900): One continuous skin of wood shingles stretched over sweeping roofs, porches, and towers, with almost no trim.
More on Shingle Stylesignificance
Now known as Global Ministries Christian Church, the building has hosted a media ministry since January 2010 under the name Boston Praise Radio, broadcasting online and via satellite, and began airing on WBPG-LP 102.9 FM in 2016.
nearby
- All Saints' Church, Ashmont
- Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church
- Sarah Davidson Apartment Block
- Congregation Adath Jeshurun
- Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church