Old South Church

This article is about the church on Boylston Street. For the Puritan meeting house in Downtown Crossing, see Old South Meeting House.
Old South Church in Boston
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′0.7″N 71°4′40.8″W / 42.350194°N 71.078000°W / 42.350194; -71.078000
Built1873
ArchitectCharles Amos Cummings and
Willard T. Sears
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.70000690[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1970
Designated NHLDecember 30, 1970[2]

Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts, also known as New Old South Church or Third Church, is a historic United Church of Christ congregation first organized in 1669. Its present building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears, completed in 1873, and amplified by the architects Allen & Collens between 1935–1937. The church, which was built on newly filled land in the Back Bay section of Boston, is located at 645 Boylston Street on Copley Square. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 for its architectural significance as one of the finest High Victorian Gothic churches in New England.[3] It is home to one of the oldest religious communities in the United States.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Old South Church in Boston". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  3. ^ "NHL nomination for Old South Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-22.