Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Christ Church
Christ Church in 1792.
Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
LocationGarden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′31.0″N 71°7′14.0″W / 42.375278°N 71.120556°W / 42.375278; -71.120556
Area0.5-acre (2,000 m2)[1]
Built1761
ArchitectHarrison, Peter
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part ofCambridge Common Historic District (ID73000281)
NRHP reference No.66000140
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960[3]
Designated CPApril 13, 1973

Christ Church, at Zero Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Built in 1760–61, it was designated a National Historic Landmark as one of the few buildings unambiguously attributable to Peter Harrison, the first formally trained architect to work in the British colonies.

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  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Christ Church (Cambridge)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2008.