St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts)

St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts)

Infobox_nrhp | name =St. Mary's Episcopal
Church and Cemetery
(St. Mary's Church and Cemetery)
Newton Lower Falls
Massachusetts
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location= 258 Concord Street

Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
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built =1814
added = May 14, 1980
governing_body = St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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refnum=80000637 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, located at 258 Concord Street, in the village of Newton Lower Falls,
Newton, Massachusetts, were added to the
National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1980. St. Mary's Parish was formed in 1811 [http://www.st-marys-episcopal.org] and its church built in 1814 is the oldest church building in the city of Newton as well as the first built in what are today Boston's western suburbs. [ [http://hemlockgorge.org/FHG_Makers_of_the_Mold/MakersChurches.htm Ken Newcomb: Makers of the Mold, Churches ] ] Notable features of the church interior are its original high box pews, choir loft and plain glass windows. The plain chancel was added in 1922. [ [http://calendar.boston.com/newton-ma/venues/show/19588-st-marys-episcopal-church St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Newton, MA - Boston.com ] ] The cemetery, which dates from 1812, [ [http://www.st-marys-episcopal.org/History_and_Photos.html History and Photos ] ] is the oldest non-government-owned cemetery in Newton. [ [http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/jackson/research/research-guide_geneology.asp Newton History Museum ] ]

National Register listing

*St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
*(added 1980 - Building - #80000637)
*258 Concord St., Newton
*Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
*Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
*Architectural Style: Gothic, Federal
*Area of Significance: Architecture
*Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849
*Owner: Private
*Historic Function: Funerary, Religion
*Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure
*Current Function: Funerary, Religion
*Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current use

St. Mary's is still a functioning parish serving Lower Falls, Wellesley Hills across the Charles River and surrounding areas.The current rector is the Reverend Peter Chase [http://www.st-marys-episcopal.org St. Mary's website]

Notable burials

*Josiah Gardner Abbott, 1814-1891, member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. [ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI5.html#R9T0XKB96 The Political Graveyard: Middlesex County, Mass ] ]
*Lewis Golding Arnold, 1817-1871, Civil War general. [ [http://www.historic-lamott-pa.com/content/thecivilwar/theuniongenerals.cfm Historic La Mott, PA - The Union Generals ] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts

References

External links

* [http://www.st-marys-episcopal.org/ St. Mary's website]


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