St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church is parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Lynn, Massachusetts founded in 1844.[2] It is noted for its historic church at 74 South Common Street.
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| Location | Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′47″N 70°57′23″W / 42.46306°N 70.95639°W |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Ware & Van Brunt Evans & Tombs |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Romanesque |
| Part of | Lynn Common Historic District (ID92000247) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000335[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1979 |
| Designated CP | April 10, 1992 |
Completed in 1881, the church is of a Romanesque Revival design by Ware & Van Brunt. It was built as a memorial to the children of Enoch Reddington Mudge of Swampscott, member of a leading Lynn family. It was built of granite quarried from Mudge's Swampscott estate, and trimmed with red brick and stone. The interior is richly decorated, with parquet and mosaic floors, carved timber ends, and a number of stained glass windows.[3]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Stephen's Memorial Church on September 7, 1979,[1] and included in the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.[3]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church". September 27, 2009.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for St. Stephens Memorial Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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