Newman Congregational Church

Newman Congregational Church
Location East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°50′28″N 71°21′3″W / 41.84111°N 71.35083°W / 41.84111; -71.35083Coordinates: 41°50′28″N 71°21′3″W / 41.84111°N 71.35083°W / 41.84111; -71.35083
Built 1810
MPS East Providence MRA
NRHP reference # 80000003 [1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1980

Newman Congregational Church is an historic church at 100 Newman Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. It is a two-story wood-frame structure on a high brick basement. It was built in 1810 for a congregation that was established in 1643, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and is the oldest Congregationalist organization in Rhode Island.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island (PDF pages 29-30)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.


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