MassachusettsThe South Congregational Church at 45 Maple Street in Springfield was designed by architect William Potter, built by Norcross Brothers of Worcester, and dedicated on February 24, 1875. It is a High Victorian Gothic structure of Longmeadow sandstone on a Monson granite foundation, with polished Aberdeen granite columns and terra cotta window tracery, and has been called one of the finest examples of High Victorian Gothic architecture in America. Construction was funded in part by prominent Springfield citizens including George and Charles Merriam of the Webster's Dictionary publishing family and Daniel Wesson of Smith & Wesson. The church is also notable for its long-serving, nationally known pastors, including Samuel G. Buckingham, Philip Moxom, and James Gordon Gilkey.
South Congregational Church
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South Congregational Church is a landmark in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 3,654 landmarks documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1023, -72.5829 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rice - Bangs House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hunt, Seth House, Female Seminary, and Multi-Family House at 80-84 Maple St.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
South Congregational Church at Maple and High Streets in Springfield was built in 1875 for a congregation founded in 1842, replacing a plainer earlier home on Bliss Street. Designed by architect William Appleton Potter in the High Victorian Gothic style, the asymmetrical stone church of Monson granite and Longmeadow brownstone rises to a 120-foot corner tower and was likened to an amphitheater in its day. Its construction was underwritten by prominent Springfield donors including Daniel B. Wesson of Smith & Wesson and the Merriam brothers of dictionary fame, and the congregation still worships in the building.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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