[Proposed designs for the First Parish Church in Charlestown, Mass.] [graphic] / J.D. Towle, 11 Joy's Building. [ca. 1850]

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[Proposed designs for the First Parish Church in Charlestown, Mass.] [graphic] / J.D. Towle, 11 Joy's Building. [ca. 1850]

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A set of four architectural drawings for a proposed design for the First Parish Church in Charlestown, Mass. The drawings include a front and side elevation, three floor plans, and a cross section of the tower.

4 architectural drawings on white wove paper : pen and ink, wash, watercolor, graphite ; sheet 71 x 49 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.)

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Town founded in 1630; churched gathered 1632; First Parish incorporated in 1803; separatist split in 1749; Charlestown annexed to Boston in 1874; affiliated with UCC since 1962; extant as First Church, UCC, in 1996. From the description of Records, 1632-1880. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70945608 ...

Towle, John D. (American architect, active 1846-1879)

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The First Parish Church rejected this proposed design as too "commonplace" and Towle's church was never built. Instead, the First Parish Church employed the architect Alexander Esty to design their new building and the new church was completed and dedicated in January of 1853. From the description of [Proposed designs for the First Parish Church in Charlestown, Mass.] [graphic] / J.D. Towle, 11 Joy's Building. [ca. 1850] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 71260104 ...