{"nrhp_refnum":"84002232","name":"Union Congregational Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Brittania and Rockland Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.91942912900004,"lon":-71.10509095699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Union Congregational Church is an L-shaped Stick Style church at the corner of West Britannia and Rockland Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts, built in 1872-73 near the Whittenton Mills.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an almost intact Stick Style church with Queen Anne details, set at a pivotal intersection in a 19th century residential neighborhood. It is significant for its architectural distinction and its ties to the development of the Whittenton Mills area. It meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"Union Congregational Church is an L-shaped Stick Style building at the corner of West Britannia and Rockland Streets in Taunton. Built in 1872-73 with Z. Sherman listed as builder, it has two intersecting gabled sections and an engaged entrance and bell tower ending in a tall spire. The spire is sheathed in wood shingles and has helm-like cuts at the corners. The tower belfry has large louvered Gothic arches decorated with quatrefoil and drilled patterns. The main entrance is sheltered by a small hood on truss brackets, and the windows range from paired and grouped tall windows with small leaded panes to small square windows in the tower. The land belonged to the Whittenton Manufacturing Company and was donated by Charles Lovering for a Protestant church, built at a cost of $20,000. Before that, the congregation met in what is now the Mill Store building at Whittenton Mills. The church is valued for its architecture and its link to the Whittenton Mills neighborhood, and it remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Z. Sherman (Builder)","architectural_style":"Stick Style, with Queen Anne Style details","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is as a church; the roof was altered with asphalt shingles in the late 20th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.107095-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/7894/63789479/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002232.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002232/ddb760d0a5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002232/ddb760d0a5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Cong_Church_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Cong_Church_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789479","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Congregational_Church_(Taunton,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7885581"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/union-congregational-church-84002232/"}