{"nrhp_refnum":"76000268","name":"St. Mark's Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"90 Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookline","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.33937133400008,"lon":-71.12476190199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Mark's Methodist Church is a Romanesque Revival stone church at 90 Park Street, at the corner of Park and Vernon Streets in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was designed by George A. Clough in 1891, with its cornerstone laid in 1892 and dedication in 1896.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an important architectural highlight in northern Brookline and the only 19th-century reminder in a densely populated area changed by 20th-century development. Its tower, rose window, arcaded porch and Romanesque Revival details make it a local landmark. It also survives largely unaltered from its original design.","narrative":"Built between 1892 and 1896 at the corner of Park and Vernon Streets in Brookline, this cruciform Romanesque Revival church was designed by Boston architect George A. Clough. It is built of Brighton ledge stone in coursed rubble, with Nova Scotia sandstone trim and a slate roof. A large stained-glass rose window, a truncated corner tower and a circular bay with a conical sandstone roof mark the north front. Plans for a carillon tower were dropped because the filled land beneath could not support it. Inside, a carved oak reredos and squat Indiana limestone columns carry Romanesque ornament. The church cost $160,000. It was nominated as the only 19th-century reminder in a neighborhood of apartment and condominium buildings and as a local landmark. The Methodist congregation merged with two others in 1968, and the building was then rented to an Orthodox congregation and a day-care program. Neighborhood groups sought to preserve it amid a proposed demolition.","period_of_significance":"1892-1896","architect_builder":"George A. Clough","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; rented to an Orthodox church and a day-care program. The Methodist congregation merged with others in 1968, and a developer held an option to purchase with possible plans to demolish it.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.622713-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/7963/63796390/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76000268.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000268/e300dc515f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000268/e300dc515f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mark%27s_Methodist_Church,_Brookline,_Massachusetts.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mark%27s_Methodist_Church,_Brookline,_Massachusetts.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796390","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Methodist_Church_(Brookline,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589969"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/st-marks-methodist-church-76000268/"}