Christ Church
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Episcopal
- Description: National Historic Landmark
- Also known as: “Christ Episcopal Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harvard Kennedy School and Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
Harvard Kennedy School
University
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School is situated 1,400 feet south of Christ Church.
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Library
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The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at Harvard Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is situated 660 feet west of Christ Church.
Harvard Square
Square
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Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Square is situated 810 feet southeast of Christ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Baldwin.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Riverside
Neighborhood
Riverside, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, River Street on the east, the Charles River on the south, and JFK Street on the west.
Christ Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37523° or 42° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
-71.12078° or 71° 7′ 15″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87JC9VGH+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 29725585OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=episcopal
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In Other Languages
“Christ Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Christ Church”
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