Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery

The Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery is a historic religious facility at 2 Central Street in the center of Wellesley, Massachusetts. The church is a brick Georgian Revival structure designed by Carrère and Hastings and built between 1918 and 1922. It is the fourth structure built for a congregation established in 1798, when the area was part of Newton. The church complex includes the main sanctuary and administrative offices and a chapel, all part of the original 1918 design, and a 1955 parish hall.[2]

Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery
Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery is located in Massachusetts
Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery
Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery
Location2 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′46″N 71°17′37″W / 42.29611°N 71.29361°W / 42.29611; -71.29361
Area2.33 acres (0.94 ha)
Built1918
ArchitectCarrère and Hastings
Architectural styleGeorgial Revival
NRHP reference No.14000696 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2014

The property was listed the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Wellesley Congregation Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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