First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is an historic Baptist church building at 30 Park Street in Methuen, Massachusetts. Built in 1869 for a congregation established in 1815, it is one of the town's finest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: historic church in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Church Congregational and Methuen Memorial Music Hall.
First Church Congregational
Church
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First Church Congregational is a historic church at Pleasant and Stevens Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival structure was built in 1855 for Methuen's first congregation, established in 1729. First Church Congregational is situated 510 feet northwest of First Baptist Church.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Theater building
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Serlo Organ Hall, is a music hall built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ originally built for the Boston Music Hall. Methuen Memorial Music Hall is situated 1,200 feet south of First Baptist Church.
Lawrence Street Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Lawrence Street Cemetery, or more commonly known as "the Village Burying Ground", is a historic cemetery on Lawrence Street in Methuen, Massachusetts. Lawrence Street Cemetery is situated 740 feet east of First Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington–Basswood Historic District and Downtown Lawrence Historic District.
Arlington–Basswood Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Arlington–Basswood Historic District encompasses a substantial residential development project of the Arlington Mills Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Downtown Lawrence Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Downtown Lawrence Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by MA 110, Methuen, Lawrence and Jackson Streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Downtown Lawrence Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of First Baptist Church.
Lawrence
Lawrence is a city in Massachusetts with a population of about 89,000. Methuen is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 53,000.
First Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Methuen Town, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.72815° or 42° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
-71.18478° or 71° 11′ 5″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
87JCPRH8+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 358281913OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistGeoNames ID
4936428Wikidata ID
Q5452409
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