{"nrhp_refnum":"84002288","name":"Winslow Congregational Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"61 Winthrop St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.898778519000075,"lon":-71.09669683799996,"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":"A Victorian Gothic sandstone church at 61 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built in 1897 and dedicated the following year for the Winslow Congregational Church. It is now used by the Church of All Nations.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is among the most impressive of Taunton's 19th-century churches, with sandstone construction and bold Gothic detailing. It also represents the growth of Taunton's largest religious group, the Congregationalists. Architecture is the primary significance and history the secondary one.","narrative":"Built in 1897 and dedicated the next year, this Victorian Gothic church at 61 Winthrop Street in Taunton was constructed for the Winslow Congregational Church. It has two levels, an irregular plan of intersecting gabled sections, and an engaged four-level corner tower with a parapeted belfry. The main entrance sits in a compound pointed arch beneath a tympanum of stained glass and wood. Uncoursed sandstone walls contrast with brownstone trim on windows, coping and parapets, and tall stained glass windows are set in hood molds. The congregation grew from a group of members who left the Broadway and Westville churches in the 1830s. It built a meeting house on Cohannet Street in 1853, named for Governor Edward Winslow, and raised funds for the present building as membership rose after the Civil War. The property is valued mainly for its architecture and secondarily as evidence of the growth of Taunton's largest religious group. It is now home to the Church of All Nations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Gothic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still a church, now known as the Church of All Nations; the form reports no alterations or moves and says it retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.138313-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/85/7894/63789485/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002288.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002288/e4124b69db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002288/e4124b69db-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Postcard","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_congregational_church_taunton_ma.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Postcard</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_congregational_church_taunton_ma.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789485","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Congregational_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8025944"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/winslow-congregational-church-84002288/"}