Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts)

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church building at Common and Jackson Streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The site on which it as built has been used for religious facilities since 1846, around the time of Lawrence's founding. This simple Gothic Revival stone structure was built in 1852, replacing an earlier wooden chapel, and was enlarged in 1892. The church is also notable for its association with the Lawrence family: William Lawrence, grandson of founder Abbott Lawrence, became its minister in 1876.[2]

Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts)
Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts)
LocationLawrence, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°42′31″N 71°9′29″W
Built1851
ArchitectHammatt Billings, Ralph Adams Cram
NRHP reference No.76001966[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Grace Episcopal Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-05.


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