St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church

{{short description|Historic church in Massachusetts, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = St. Stephen's Memorial Church

| nrhp_type =

| image = St Stephens Church Lynn, MA 01.jpg

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| location = Lynn, Massachusetts

| coordinates = {{coord|42|27|47|N|70|57|23|W|display=title,inline}}

| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA

| area =

| built = 1881

| architect = Ware & Van Brunt
Evans & Tombs

| architecture = Gothic, Romanesque

| added = September 7, 1979

| refnum = 79000335{{NRISref|2008a}}

| nrhp_type2 = cp

| nocat = yes

| partof = Lynn Common Historic District

| partof_refnum = 92000247

| designated_nrhp_type2 = April 10, 1992

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St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church is parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Lynn, Massachusetts founded in 1844.{{cite web|url=http://www.ststephenslynn.org/|date=2009-09-27|title=St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church}} It is noted for its historic church at 74 South Common Street.

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.

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Stephen's Memorial Church on September 7, 1979, and included in the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.504|title=MACRIS inventory record for St. Stephens Memorial Church|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2013-12-21}}

Gallery

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|File:St Stephens Church Lynn, MA 03.jpg|Parish house

|File:St Stephens Church Lynn, MA 02.jpg|Rooflines

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