{"nrhp_refnum":"84002199","name":"Pilgrim Congregational Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"45 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.903879493000034,"lon":-71.09354855599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque Revival stone church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, built in 1852 and designed by New York architect Richard Upjohn. A small rear chapel was added in 1915.","why_significant":"The church is significant mainly for its architectural distinction as a fieldstone Romanesque Revival design by Richard Upjohn. It is also important as a religious institution built for a growing congregation that split from the First Parish Church. It is described as the second oldest church in central Taunton.","narrative":"Pilgrim Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton is a fieldstone church completed in 1852 to designs by New York architect Richard Upjohn. Its bold, geometric form comes from a broad gabled facade organized around an engaged central tower, with a recessed archway entrance set into the tower. Narrow lancet windows emphasize the solidity of the walls, while the side elevations have large round-arched stained glass windows. Large mutule-like projections ornament the cornices of the church and tower. A small rear chapel for Sunday School classes was added in 1915. The congregation formed after a division within the First Parish Church on Church Green, and its first building, the Trinitarian Congregational Church of 1823, was later moved and remodeled as the Jones Atheneum. The property was recognized chiefly for its architectural quality and secondarily as a religious institution serving a growing congregation. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Richard Upjohn","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a church; the form lists the building as retaining integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.993402-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/7894/63789475/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002199/da5d7aecf3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002199/da5d7aecf3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim_Church_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim_Church_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789475","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Congregational_Church_(Taunton,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7193929"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/pilgrim-congregational-church-84002199/"}