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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - 1. Town Address In Area no. 428 Form no. Taunton 1940 Bay St. Name North Taunton Baptist Church Present use Church 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number i 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner Taunton Eaptist Churc 3. Description: Date 1837 Source Emery; History of Taunton Style" Federal Architect Unknown Exterior wall fabric Clapboards Outbuildings (describe) None Other features See attached. SEE AREA MAP. 428 Bay st Ricla (over) Altered _No Date Moved _No Date 5. Lot size: IVD.8, PL. 27, 4OT6 One acre or less x"Over one acre_ Approximate frontage 147! Approximate distance of building from street 50' 6. Recorded by Organization T.I.
T.C.I.S Date 10/18/78 UTM: 19/326280/4642200 37M-7-77 7. Original owner (if known). Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Morth Raunton Faptist Church Church N/A Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation X 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The North Taunton Eaptist Church is the only early 19th Century church in Taunton that survives in almost intact con- dition, and provides a very good illustration of Federal style church design.
Ilistorically, the Church's organization encouraged the formation of a small rural settlement in North Taunton, first supported by farming and later by small manufacturing establishments. As early as 1747, members of the Paptist denomination were living in the area and had allied themselves with a Bantist con- gregation in Rehoboth, where they worshipped. One of these worshippers, Jereniah Bassett, was permitted to hold religious meetings in his North Taunton home until the 1760's, when the first organi- zation of local Baptists was formed, under his tutelage. A meeting house was constructed in 1767 and Congregation formally organized in 1769. The church was later moved to Weir Village, where it was used as a warehouse, and a new church, the present structure, was erected on the same site in 1837.
By the time of the construction of the second meeting house, significant divisions had taken place in the Eaptist congregation. In 1822, a split occurred between Calvinists and Free Will Baptists, the formerseparationists founding their own church in Norton, and the latter remaining in No. Taunton. It was scions of the North Taunton Church that formed the Winthron St. Baptist Church in 1819, making this church the Mother Dantist Church of the city. 1C. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Emery, Ilistory of Taunton, p. 249-252 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commnity : Taunton Form No: 0 North Taunton Property Name: Baptist Church Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. 9.
Historical Significance (continued) North Taunton Baptist Church possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. It is an ecclesiastical property deriving primary significance for its architectural distinction as Taunton's only surviving late Federal period church for its-historical associations with the early development of the North Taunton area during the 19th century thus meeting criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places. Boundaries confor to current lot lires. Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp.
10-31-84 For NPS use only recelved date entered ( MAY 2 1984 Page 6 af q Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Taunton Multiple Resource Area Bristol County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 51. Mason, N. S., House 52. McKinstrey House Entered in the National Rerist-- Entored in the Nat1onal Reo 53. Morse House Entored in thiø Natlonal Regist^" 54. Morse, Henry, House Irtorel In ae lational Regt.. 55. North Taunton Baptist Church Entered in thê National au 56. Old Colony Railroad StatioRntered in the National Register 57. Old Weir Stove Company Entored in the Vational Begister 58. Paull, Alfred, House arei in the Waltened Begister 59. Pilgrim Congregational Church Entered in the National Regis. 60. St. Thomas Episcopal Church Entered in the Natlonal Regiater .
eeper Attest fokeeper Attest fukeeper Attest fokeeper Attest fuxteeper Attest fustéeper Attest fok eeper Attest fokeeper Attest fukeeper Attest forseeper Attest Date/Signature SelouByun 1/5/84 SteleeByen 7/5/84 LlelonBgen 2/5/54 StelmuByun 7/574 sebuaByu 715/s4 delouBgus 25/84 DelruBya 11514 SelmesByu 24564 AelmeByan 2/5/64 AelousByun 215/84 WASO Form - 177 ("'R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET North Taunton Baptist Church (Taunton MRA) Bristol County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: J sample request Working No.- MAY 2 | 1984 Fed. Reg.
Date: :85 Date Due: 672957-7/5/34 Action: YACCEPT- 7-5-54 Entered in the -RETURN National Register _REJECT- Federal Agency: -appeal - NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline Date _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes -no 7. Description Condition excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one - unaltered J altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates - boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one - original site moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect J summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name_ UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state _local State Historic Preservation Officer signature date title 13.
Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Signed - Date _ Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet #549 NorthTaunten Beptist church Prestige Prints by Berkey Taunten MRA, Ma E #429 MAY 1980 estige Prints by Berkey 1S OLt n2'2l MBLN NOILN MStLIN 8r7l1 MORLLN SIZ21 M39N SLb 9Lbl NG3THLY*+ NHOR 1NDNG NOLONAISNOS aLbi INNYZNS 9451 SAWUr tLbI < JINNEA SYWOHL O0LSL L961 L9bl 7 SLO 42774 TAUNTON MULTIPLE RESOURCE NOMINATION FORM NO. 428 NO. TAUNTON BAPTIST CHURCH SCALE: 1" = 160' MAP NO. WD8, Pg. 27, Lot 6 ACREAGE lessthanone 8 Uanondat W.
53 51 CARAS, GEORGE E VUDITH 1974 5b P'S BURGESS, CHRISTINE M 1974 GOETTMAN ELMER EBORTHA 52 1974 SUCLIVAN EOMUND+ MARGARET 1974 55 1976 50 WAL ANI 5 JOHN+ ANNA 1975 46 Y-L WORTH TAULTOR D+L BAY CHURCH WILBUR MACLEOD 7 JAMES 1974 49 140 41 GOULET, T.C.C.. RICHARE RONALO AMENT + MARIE 1974 i174 me CAmPBEL, W+M ELLIOTT JOHN+ROSE WHi HOWARD 1973 19 +NANCY 1474,1 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000297