Roslindale Congregational Church
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Boston, MA
Roslindale Congregational Church, at 25 Cummins Highway, was built in 1893-96 in a shingle-Romanesque style for a congregation founded in 1890 by Rev. William Grover. It was designed by James Murray, believed to have been a member of the congregation himself, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
the building
Richardsonian massing. The church has the monumental scale typical of Richardsonian Romanesque work, anchored by a tower topped with a pyramidal roof and corner turrets.
the style
The church blends the shingle style with Romanesque Revival forms, giving a congregation only three years old the heavy, monumental massing associated with Richardsonian work of the period.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
James Murray, credited with the design, is believed to have been a member of the congregation rather than an architect working independently in the city.
significance
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
nearby
- Roslindale Substation
- Adams-Nervine Asylum
- Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church
- First Church of Jamaica Plain
- Brandegee Estate
- District 13 Police Station