St. John the Evangelist Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

St. John the Evangelist Church
(2017)
St. John the Evangelist Church is located in Massachusetts
St. John the Evangelist Church
St. John the Evangelist Church
42°23′40″N 71°7′38″W / 42.39444°N 71.12722°W / 42.39444; -71.12722
Location2254 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.stjohncambridge.org
History
StatusParish church
FoundedParish split from St. Peter's: January 1, 1893 (1893-01-01)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationNRHP
Designated1983
Architect(s)Maginnis, Walsh and Sullivan
StyleRomanesque Revival
GroundbreakingNovember 30, 1904
CompletedEarly 1905
Administration
ArchdioceseBoston
Clergy
Pastor(s)Fr. Joseph T. MacCarthy
Laity
Director of musicMichelle French
Organist(s)Timothy Hughes
St. John the Evangelist Church
Built1904
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.83000829[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

St. John the Evangelist is a historic Roman Catholic Church at 2270 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The late Speaker of the House, "Tip" O'Neill, was a lifelong parishioner and graduated from St. John High School in 1931.[2] His Requiem Mass was held in the church on January 10, 1994.[3]

The church was built in 1904 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The architects, Maginnis, Walsh and Sullivan, won four gold medals from the American Institute of Architects. One was for St. John's.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bioguide Search".
  3. ^ “Crowd of 1,700 Attends O'Neill Funeral”. New York Times, Retrieved May 30, 2019