Allston Congregational Church is a historic
Congregational church
Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...
building at 31-41 Quint Avenue in the
Allston
Allston is an officially recognized neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part ...
neighborhood
Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1890–91 to a design by Allston native
Eugene L. Clark, it is a prominent local example of
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th and 12th century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesqu ...
. The property includes a Shingle style parsonage built about the same time.
The buildings were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1997.
The building presently houses a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
and the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace.
Description and history
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
Milton
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and trimmed with dark sandstone from
Longmeadow
Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, in the United States. The population was 15,853 at the 2020 census.
History
Longmeadow was first settled in 1644, and officially incorporated October 17, 1783. The town was originally farm ...
. At the left end of its main facade is an 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.
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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 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 Arabic Jumaa Mosque.
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Gallery
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Arab-American culture in Massachusetts
Churches completed in 1890
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United Church of Christ churches in Massachusetts
Palestinian-American culture
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Churches in Boston
Stone churches in Massachusetts
Mosques in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Massachusetts
1890 establishments in Massachusetts