Second Church in Boston
{{short description|Historic church in Massachusetts, United States}}
{{hatnote|For the historic congregation, see Second Church, Boston.}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Second Church in Boston
| nrhp_type =
| image = Ruggles Baptist Church - Boston, MA - DSC03056.JPG
| caption =
| location = 874, 876, 880 Beacon St, Boston, Massachusetts
| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA
| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|49.5|N|71|6|18.0|W|display=inline,title}}
| built = 1914
| architect = Ralph Adams Cram
| architecture = Colonial Revival
| added = June 24, 2010
| area = less than one acre
| refnum = 10000391{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
{{Commons category|Ruggles Baptist Church}}
The Second Church in Boston (also known as the Ruggles Baptist Church) is a historic church building at 874 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1914 in Colonial Revival style to designs by the firm of architect Ralph Adams Cram.{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.7303|title=NRHP nomination for Second Church in Boston|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-06-13}}
History
The Second Church, Boston congregation was founded in 1649, as the second Congregational church in Boston. Later the congregation adopted a Unitarian theology. After moving to several meeting houses, the congregation constructed the Beacon Street building in 1914. In 1970 the Second Church congregation merged with First Church in Boston, and the Ruggles Baptist Church, an American Baptist Churches USA congregation, acquired the Beacon Street building. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 2010.
See also
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External links
- {{official|http://www.rugglesbaptistchurch.org}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}
Category:Baptist churches in Boston
Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Category:Churches completed in 1914
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Boston
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