Newman Congregational Church
Newman Congregational Church | |
41°50′28″N 71°21′3″W / 41.84111°N 71.35083°W / 41.84111; -71.35083 | |
Built | 1810 |
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MPS | East Providence MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
History
The Newman Congregational Church was established by the Rev. Samuel Newman (1602-1663) of Weymouth, Massachusetts. In 1641, he and most of his congregation purchased a tract of land in Plymouth Colony called Seacunk, located east of Providence, Rhode Island. Newman named the new town Rehoboth, and soon afterwards a Congregational church was formed there.[3]
In 1812, the town of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, was divided in two, and the church location was assigned to the new town of Seekonk. In 1862, the western part of the town of Seekonk became part of the state of Rhode Island and received the name East Providence.[3]
The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island (PDF pages 29-30)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ a b "Newman Congregational Church Records". Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links
- Newman Congregational Church official website
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