Union Congregational Church (Amesbury, Massachusetts)

Union Congregational Church
Location Amesbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°50′30″N 70°55′26″W / 42.84167°N 70.92389°W / 42.84167; -70.92389Coordinates: 42°50′30″N 70°55′26″W / 42.84167°N 70.92389°W / 42.84167; -70.92389
Built 1835
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 14000894[1]
Added to NRHP November 5, 2014

The Union Congregational Church is a historic church facility at 350-354 Main Street in the Salisbury Point section of Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is a two story structure, set on a granite foundation, with a gable roof and a tower. The main facade has two symmetrically-placed entrances, each flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by an entablature. Palladian windows are located above each entry on the second level, and there is a small lunette in the gable end. The tower rises in stepped stages, starting with a square section, followed by an open belfry with round-arch openings and pilastered supports. Above the belfry is an octagonal section topped by a rounded cupola. The building, built in 1835, supposedly by local shipwrights, is an excellent local example of Greek Revival style. To its west is a vestry building, constructed in 1854, which was joined to the church in 1892 by adapting an old horse shed as a connector.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Union Congregational Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-11-20.


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