{"nrhp_refnum":"84002291","name":"Winthrop Street Baptist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"58 Winthrop St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.90042068100007,"lon":-71.09554510199996,"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 Gothic Revival brick church at 58 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built in 1862 on the site of an earlier Baptist church. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally distinguished and meets Criterion C as one of Taunton's most outstanding examples of mid-19th century ecclesiastical architecture. It is described as a commanding visual element on Winthrop Street and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","narrative":"Winthrop Street Baptist Church, at 58 Winthrop Street in Taunton, is a brick Gothic Revival church completed in 1862. It was the second Baptist church built on the same site, and its architect is not known. The facade has three bays arranged around a central projecting tower that ends in a very tall spire. The central entrance sits within a brownstone dripmold surround, a motif repeated in the elongated Gothic windows along the building. A corbeled frieze introduces the gabled roof. Walls are common bond brick. The tower's slate sheathing was removed and a brick addition was made in 1922. The church was recorded as significant for its architecture and was judged to be one of Taunton's most outstanding examples of mid-19th century ecclesiastical design. It is described as a commanding visual element on Winthrop Street and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. The building continues to serve as a church.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as currently in use as a church; a brick addition was made and the slate sheathing on the tower was removed in 1922.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.475312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/7894/63789463/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002291.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002291/5624f133e2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002291/5624f133e2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winthrop_Street_Baptist_Ch.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winthrop_Street_Baptist_Ch.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789463","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop_Street_Baptist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8026586"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/winthrop-street-baptist-church-84002291/"}