Baptist Society Meeting House

The Baptist Society Meeting House is a historic former Baptist meeting house in . Built in 1790, it is the town's oldest surviving church building.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Address: 5 Brattle Street, Arlington, MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arlington Gaslight Company and Arlington Pumping Station.

Historic building
The is an historic industrial complex in . It is one of the town's few large-scale examples of industrial architecture, built for a local fuel company in 1914. is situated 1,600 feet east of Baptist Society Meeting House.

Pumping station
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The , built in 1907, is a historic water pumping station on Brattle Court in . Its purpose was to provide water to and higher elevations in Arlington. is situated 660 feet north of Baptist Society Meeting House.

Museum
The is an historic 19th-century mill at 17 Mill Lane in . It claims to be located on the oldest continuously-used mill site in the United States, with a documented history of operation dating back to about 1684. is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Baptist Society Meeting House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arlington and Peirce Farm Historic District.

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is a town of 46,000 people in . It is a largely residential town; many of its residents are employed in Cambridge, Boston and surrounding towns.

Neighborhood
The is a small historic district within the Arlington Heights neighborhood of the town of . The district features three houses that are in a transitional style between Federal and Greek Revival styles, dating from the 1830s.

Neighborhood
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The of encompasses a turn of the 20th century planned residential subdivision in the hills above the town center, representing an early phase in the town's transition from a rural to suburban setting.

Baptist Society Meeting House

Latitude
42.42069° or 42° 25′ 15″ north
Longitude
-71.16965° or 71° 10′ 11″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Levels
3
Open location code
87JCCRCJ+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196450666
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4929711
Wiki­data ID
Q4857679
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