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Old Stone Church (West Boylston, Massachusetts)

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117: 134: 159: 951: 292: 963: 495: 940: 334:. On June 27, 1974, the State awarded $ 87,000 for reinforcing the roof and walls of the church building. The following month, the church roof and three walls collapsed requiring rebuilding which was completed in the Spring of 1977. On September 25, 1983, on the occasion of the year of the 175th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of West Boylston, the Rededication of the Old Stone Church was held. 166: 141: 22: 405: 326:
and the destruction of its mills and farms. When the Wachusett Reservoir was completed, the Old Stone Church remained standing as the last remnant of the town which was once in the valley, but was now flooded by the new reservoir. In June 1897, the Metropolitan Water Board awarded the Baptist Society
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The church and its neighboring church, Saint Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, were destroyed by a fire on May 2, 1890. The present Old Stone Church was built on the same site and was scheduled for dedication on March 17, 1892, but a fire again badly damaged the interior of the church and the
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From 1896 through 1905 West Boylston endured the building of the
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On April 13, 1973, the Old Stone Church was listed on the
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Old Stone Church (West Boylston, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
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West Boylston, Massachusetts
42°22′29″N 71°46′59″W / 42.37472°N 71.78306°W / 42.37472; -71.78306
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West Boylston, Massachusetts
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