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词条 Huntington Street Baptist Church
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  1. Architecture and history

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Huntington Street Baptist Church
| nrhp_type = nrhp
| image = Huntington Street Baptist Church, New London CT.jpg
| caption = Huntington Street Baptist Church
| location= 29 Huntington St., New London, Connecticut
| coordinates = {{coord|41|21|12|N|72|5|57|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Connecticut#USA
| built = {{start date|1843}}
| architect = Bishop, John
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = April 12, 1982
| area = {{convert|0.3|acre|ha}}
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 82004377[1]
}}

The Huntington Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist Church meeting house at 29 Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1843, it is one of the last major examples of Greek Revival architecture to be built in the city. It also exemplifies a conflict between conservative and liberal Christian congregations, having been built by a Universalist congregation and then purchased by a competing Baptist one. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] As of 2017, the church is still in use as a Baptist house of worship.[2]

Architecture and history

The Huntington Street Baptist Church is located west of downtown New London, on the east side of Huntington Street south of Jay Street. It is prominently visible to the surrounding area, due to its siting on a large granite outcrop. It is a single-story brick structure, its exterior finished in stucco and covered by a gabled roof. The front facade is dominated by a projecting portico, which has six fluted Corinthian columns rising to an entablature and fully pedimented gable with dentil moulding. The facade behind the portico is plain except for the entrance at the center. A two-stage square tower rises above the portico. The interior retains many original Greek Revival details, many of which are based on close copies of designs published in pattern books by Minard Lafever.[3]

The church's construction has its origin in a religious conflict within New London's Baptist congregations. During the 1830s, an increasing number of congregants, as well as at least one minister, began adopting Universalist views, which conservative elements within the Baptist leadership considered heresy. Jabez Swan, a fiery opponent of Universalism, led a revival in 1842 that prompted the Universalists to split. This church was built the following year, sited deliberately to have the highest church steeple in the city, and to overlook the city's Baptist churches. Its builder was John Bishop, a member of the Universalist congregation.[3]

The cost of the church was an extreme burden on the Universalist congregation, and its members were unhappy with the preaching of the minister, Thomas Greenwood. They were forced to sell the building in 1849; the buyer was a new Baptist congregation led by Jabez Swan, formed by members of the First Baptist Church.[3]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut

References

1. ^{{NRISref|2009a}}
2. ^www.yesnewlondon.net
3. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|82004377}}|title=NRHP nomination for Huntington Street Baptist Church|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2018-03-09}}

External links

  • Huntington Street Baptist Church website
{{National Register of Historic Places}}

7 : Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut|Churches completed in 1843|19th-century Baptist churches in the United States|Baptist churches in Connecticut|Churches in New London County, Connecticut|National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut|1843 establishments in Connecticut

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