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65: 51: 301: 310: 281:. At the left end of its main facade is an 80-foot (24 m) square tower, with an open belfry and pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set at an angle in the tower base. The bulk of the rectangular structure is covered by a tall hip roof, from which two gables project to the front, and one to the right side. The gable ends are finished in wooden shingles. Windows are set in round-arch openings, highlighted by dark trim stones. Adjacent to the church is a Shingle style parsonage house, built about the same time as the church. 946: 90: 1031: 958: 490: 935: 97: 72: 400: 284:
The Allston congregation was organized in 1886, and the church was completed in 1892. It was designed by Allston native Eugene L. Clark, who is principally known for his residential designs; this is his only known church commission. It is one of a small number of fine Richardsonian Romanesque
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The former Allston Congregational Church building is located in the southern part of Allston, on the west side of Quint Avenue. It is a large two-story stone structure, built out of pink granite quarried in
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buildings in Boston. The congregation underwent a period decline beginning in the 1960s, and the church gradually shared the space with other congregations. It now houses the
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Allston Congregational Church is located in Massachusetts
Allston Congregational Church is located in the United States
Boston, Massachusetts
42°21′6″N 71°8′4″W / 42.35167°N 71.13444°W / 42.35167; -71.13444
Eugene L. Clark
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Congregational church
Allston
Boston, Massachusetts
Eugene L. Clark
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
National Register of Historic Places
mosque
Milton
Longmeadow


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