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1587 OMB No. 10024-0018 NPS Form 10-900 (Oct. 1990) RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior National Park Service DEC 2 8 1993 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NATIONAL REGISTER This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested.If anitem does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a).

Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name. Walnut Avenue Congregational Church other names/site number _ Eliot United Church of Christ/Eliot Congregational Church (preferred) 2. Location street & number 56 Dale Street, corner 118-120 Walnut Street N/A not for publication city or town Boston (Roxbury) N/A vicinity Massachusetts state code. MA .county Suffolk code_25 zip code_02119 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this [X nomination -request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the proceduraland professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

In my opinion, the property Xmeets does not meet the National Register criteria.I recommend that this property be considered significant -nationally - statewide [x locally. (L See continuation sheet for additional comments.) dit hadenoa 12/22 93 Signature of certifying official/Title Judith McDonougPate Executive Director Nassachusetts Historical Commission, State Historic Preservation Officer State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. (] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: entered in the National Register. - See continuation sheet. - determined eligible for the National Register - See continuation sheet.

determined not eligible for the National Register. removed from the National Register. - other, (explain:) Slignature of fhe Keeper tatuck W. Anduus Date of Action 2/9/94 Eliot Congregational Church Name of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) private public-local public-State public-Federal Suffolk County, MA County and State Category of Property (Check only one box) building(s) district site structure object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing 1 1 2 _ buildings sites structures objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A 6.

Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: Religious facility - Church Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: Religious Facility - Church 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN: Gothic Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation STONE: Roxbury Puddingstone walls STONE: Roxbury Puddingstone STUCCO SLATE roof other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number - Page - 1 Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts 7.

DESCRIPTION Eliot Congregational Church is a High Victorian Gothic religious structure, prominently sited at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Dale Street in the Washington Park section of Roxbury. The church is set on a sloping lot, atop a small hill which rises up from Dale Street. The area's topography is characterized by rolling hills and drumlins. The church faces northwest on a trapezoidal shaped lot, which measures approximately 32,121 square feet. A grassy lawn separates the church from the sidewalk along the Walnut Avenue facade and a multi-family house to the south. The Dale Street elevation, on the northwest side of the lot, directly abuts the sidewalk. A blacktopped parking lot (D) covers the northeast corner of the lot. The parking lot covers the site of a Victorian period house which was demolished at some point after 1915. There are no outbuildings.

A decorative cast iron fence surrounds the property. The neighborhood is densely developed with freestanding one, two and three family frame houses on small lots. To the west of the church, across Walnut Avenue, is the Lewis Junior High School, a brick institutional building. One block to the west is Malcolm X Park (formerly Washington Park). Eliot Church is L-shape in plan and constructed of Roxbury puddingstone with sandstone trim. The building was constructed in three stages: in 1873, the original chapel (A) was completed; in 1889, an second chapel (B) was added at a right angle to the original chapel; finally, a two story rear addition (C) was constructed between 1899 and 1915. The original chapel (A), constructed in 1873, is one full story with a full story gable roof. The gable end faces Walnut Avenue. The roof of the chapel retains its original polychromatic slate tile roof.

The dark grey and putty-colored slate tiles are arranged in a geometric striped pattern. Midway up the roof is a row of seven triangular dormer windows. The middle five dormers are double dormers, the outside dormers are single windows. There is a small bell-cote at the crest of the roof, flush with the facade wall. The gable end facing Walnut Avenue features three pointed arch windows. Slender stone buttresses are placed on either side of the three windows. A small pointed arch window is inset near the top of the gable end An entrance is housed in a small gable roof addition on the south west corner of the original chapel. A wooden door, painted red, echoes the pointed arch window openings. The arched windows and doors and door hardware throughout the 1873 section are original. The windows in this section retain their original stained glass.

Stone buttressing is used extensively around the structure and is integrated into the overall design. (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number - Page . Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts A second chapel (B), completed in 1889, is also constructed of Roxbury Puddingstone. The structure is two stories tall with the exception of a three story bell tower near the northwest corner. The gable roof is clad in black slate tile. The Walnut Avenue elevation of the second chapel is set back from the gable end of the 1873 chapel and the bell tower. The facade is asymmetrical and is characterized by stone buttressing and narrow rectangular windows.

A prominent gothic arched, triple window with stained glass is set into a pedimented gable. Two smaller pedimented gables with gothic arched windows are adjacent to the larger gable. The three story crenelated bell tower with a conical roof dominates the northwest corner of the church. The body of the tower features two story stone buttresses at the corners and narrow gothic arch windows with diamond pane sash. Louvered, double gothic arch openings dominate the third story level of the tower. The top of the tower is crenelated and features a conical spire at the northwest corner and a pyramidal roof with a metal cap. The Dale Street elevation is characterized by three pedimented gables. The center gable features a triple round arch windows, while the outer gables each feature a single window.

The first story of the Dale Street elevation is punctuated by ten narrow gothic arched windows and four stone butresses. The rear elevation, facing the parking lot on Dale Street, has fenestration patterns similar to those on other facades, but it has been altered to some extent by stucco infill. A two story rear addition (C), clad in yellow brick and capped with a hipped slate roof, stands adjacent to the 1873 chapel and at a right angle to the 1889 chapel. The side elevation, visible from theparking lot,is punctuated by several replacement windows, assymetrically placed in the facade. The addition was constructed between 1899 and 1915 and currently houses meeting rooms and a kitchen. The interior plan is comprised of a variety of spaces.

The original chapel, used as worship space, opens into the main hallway of the parish house which in turn, opens onto the newer wing, the parish offices and a variety of meeting spaces on the ground level, basement and second floor. The interior of the 1873 chapel houses the potter memorial window. The stained glass window has a triple lancet design and occupies an area over 115 square feet. It was designed br Frederic Wilson, produced by the studios of Louis Tiffany and installed in 1905 when the original chapel space was utilized as an auxiliary worship space. The theme is Biblical and is attributed to the Gospel of Luke, "the Boy Christ in the Temple." The central lancet depicts the child preaching in the temple, approached from behind by his mother. The flanking panels contain the figures of the astonished elders.

(continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number - Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts Page - The circular window in the chancel of the 1873 chapel was installed around 1931. It was most likely part of the scheme to renovate the chapel for use as the congregation's main worship space, after the 1889 sanctuary was destroyed by fire. This window was designed by Charles J. Connic of Boston and represents a radical departure from the lush figural and pictorial approach of the Tiffany windows. The glass is translucent rather than opalescent, creating an effect more responsive to natural light conditions. The subject of the Evangelists is presented in a medallion format.

The dormers in the 1873 chapel are lit by sixteen paired trefoil windows. These are typical examples of early Gothic revival glass and are original to their location. From the exterior, these small windows are enclosed behind larger plate glass dormers on the steep roof. Immanuel Hall, on the second floor of the parish house, contains a double lancet window originally produced by Tiffany studios for Immanuel Church in Roxbury. The window was moved to its present locaton in 1907 when the congregations merged. The window openings of the 1889 section of the building, which was gutted by the 1929 fire, have been either infilled with masonry or retrofitted with clear glass. Archaeological Description While no prehistoric sites are currently recorded on the property, it is possible that sites are present. One prehistoric site is located in the general area (within one mile).

In general, however, the potential for significant prehistoric survivals is low because the church structure covers most of the lot and the locational characteristics of the area are not particularly favorable for prehistoric sites. A potential also exists for the recovery of historic archaeological remains on the property. The area around the Eliot Congregational Church was originally covered by large multi-acre estates. At the time of the construction of the church, the large estates were being subdivided, and the development of single family homes was occurring at a rapid pace. Structural remains from outbuildings may survive from these estates, however, none have been identified to date.

Any remains present in the area of the church were likely impacted or destroyed by church construction structural remains and related occupational features may survive under the church parking lot from a 2 1/2 story Victorian period house at 56 Dale Street demolished in ca. 1915. (end) Eliot Congregational Church Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for thecriteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) x A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. - B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in ourpast. * C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. L D Property has yielded,or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: X A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. - B removed from its original location.

- C a birthplace or grave. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. - F a commemorative property. - G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Suffolk County, MA County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Period of Significance 1873-1943 Significant Dates 1873 1889 1929 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder Beal, J. Williams Giddings, L.E. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Bibilography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 - State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - Other State agency - previously listed in the National Register - Federal agency - previously determined eligible by the National * Local government Register - University - designated a National Historic Landmark L Other - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # Boston Landmarks Commission - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Eliot Congregational Church Name of Property 10.

Geographical Data Suffolk County, MA County and State 32,121 Square Feet Acreage of Property UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 9 Zone 32,8 4, Easting , U 14,68 ,71,3 Northing 3 Zone Easting Northing 2 4 - See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Carol H.

Chirico, Boston Landmarks Commission with Betsy Friedberg, NR Director Massachusetts Historical Commission organization date December, 1993 80 Boylston Street (617) 727-8470 street & number Boston telephone _ MA 02116 city or town Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: state - zip code Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) Eliot Congregational Church name 56 Dale Street street & number. telephone (617) 445-7525 city or town Roxbury MA state .

zip code 02119 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Publicreportingburden for this form is estimatedto average18.1 hours perresponse including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division,National Park Service, P.O.

Box 37127,Washington,DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number - Page -1 Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts 8. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Eliot Congregational Church possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The Church is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, it embodies distinctive characteristics of a type and period of construction and represents the work of a master architect, thus meeting criterion A and C of the National Register of Historic Places.

The period of significance extends from 1873 to 1943. In the 18th century, the area around the Eliot Congregational Church consisted mostly of fertile farmland and rocky uplands. Farms in Roxbury supplied the city of Boston with cattle and produce during this period. For nearly half acentury after the Revolutionary War, Roxbury remained a suburban village. During the first half of the 19th century, Roxbury was an important center for tanneries, ropewalks and breweries.Its craftsmen were also known for the manufacture of leather shoes, hats and gloves. Beginning in the 1840s, the character of the area south of the present Dudley Square began to grow more residential. The hilly terrain was incompatible with industrial uses but was highly conducive to the construction of summer homes and stately mansions.

Roxbury was incorporated as a city in 1848, and then annexed to the city of Boston in 1868. By the late 19th century, Roxbury was almost completely built up with masonry rowhouses and wood frame single and multi-family dwellings. The incorporation of a trolley line from Boston to this area in the late 1880s created a convenient transportation link for Roxbury residents to the downtown. The story of the Eliot Congregational Church begins with the First Church Roxbury in John Eliot Square and encompasses the history of three congregational parishes in Roxbury. The original Eliot Congregational church was founded in 1834 during a period of increased residential development in Roxbury. It was located on Kenilworth Street near Eliot Square in the Highlands section of Roxbury.

The church was established by Orthodox Congregationalists who broke away from the First Church Roxbury after it became Unitarian. The name of the church honors John Eliot, a 17th century minister from the First Church Roxbury known as the "Apostle to the Indians." The Eliot Congregational Church on Kenilworth Street was built in 1835 and stood until 1953 when it was destroyed by fire. The congregation flourished and in 1857, several of its members were dismissed to establish the Vine Street Congregational Church to accommodate a rapidly increasing suburban population. In 1876, the Vine Street Church moved to a new building on Moreland Street and was renamed the Immanuel Congregational Church. (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Section number - Page - Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts As the suburban population of Roxbury continued to grow, a third church, the Walnut Avenue Congregational Church, was established in December 1870. In the 1870s, this section of Roxbury was a flourishing upper-middle class neighborhood, providing a solid base for the financially established congregation. A chapel for the Walnut Avenue Church (A) was constructed on the corner of Walnut and Dale Streets in 1873. The cost of the chapel was $Il,626.66 for the land and $42,418.ll for the building and furnishings. The architect is unknown. This structure is currently used as the sanctuary for the Eliot Church. Most of the original members of the Walnut Avenue Congregational Church came from the Eliot Church, while others came from the Vine Street Church.

After a period of rapid growth, the Walnut Avenue Church constructed a new chapel (B) in 1889, located adjacent to the original chapel and facing Walnut Avenue. The new chapel was designedby architect, J. Williams Beal and built by L. E. Giddings of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As the population of the neighborhood continued to change, the Immanuel Congregation joined with the Walnut Avenue Church to form the Immanuel-Walnut Congregational Church in 1907. After World War I, the congregation of Immanuel-Walnut was decreasing, while the membership at Eliot Church was expanding rapidly. After a great deal of discussion, it was decided that the Immanuel-Walnut Church would merge with the Eliot Church and would establish its parish in the Walnut Avenue Church building. The newly formed congregation at Walnut Street was called Eliot Church.

On November 30, 1929, fire gutted the Sanctuary of the 1889 church, but the original 1873 chapel and the parish house were unharmed. This made it possible for the services to continue in the 1873 building. The rebuilding was complete by 1931, at which time the congregation decided that the original chapel was more suited, in capacity, to the decreased size of the congregation. The 1889 chapel was rebuilt as a gymnasium. The architect of the 1889 Eliot Congregational Church, J. Williams Beal, was born in 1855 and studied architecture at MIT. After receiving his degree, he went to New York, where he worked in the offices of Richard Morris Hunt and McKim, Mead and White. He spent some time travelling and studying in Europe, and returned to Boston in 1888, when he formed a partnership with his two sons.

Eliot Congregational Church was one of his earliest commissions, dating from approximately the same period as two other Roxbury works in the English vernacular style, the All Souls Unitarian Church and Harriswood Crescent. Beal designed a number of single family houses in Brookline, Roxbury, and Dorchester, as well as the Huntington Avenue Theatre and several public buildings in Plymouth Count. At the time of his death in 1919, he was described by in an obituary as having a state-wide reputation as a prominent architect. (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Section number 8, 9, 10 Page 3, 1, 1 Eliot Congregational Church Boston/Roxbury (Suffolk County) Massachusetts Archaeological Significance Identification of historic archaeological remains described above have the potential to provide information on multi-acre estates which pre-dated church construction. Analysis of structural remains from the house and possible outbuildings and occupational related features in the parking lot area can also provide information on Victorian Period life in Boston. This information may indicate how Victorian period life in Roxbury compared with other areas of Boston or the northeast in general. (end) 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES City of Boston, Inspectional Services Department Permit. Davis, Walter, E. "A story of Eliot Church" 1959. Floyd, Hertisene. "A Portrait of Eliot Church" Kasparian, Lance.

"The Eliot Congregational Church, List of Windows" January, 19, 1989 Thompson, A.C., "Sketches, Historical and Biographical of the Eliot Church and Society" Boston: Pilgrim Press. 1900. Whitehill, Walter Muir. Boston - A Topographical History. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1959. Withey, Henry. Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1970. (end) 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION See attached city of Boston assessors map #18N-10E. BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION The boundaries include the land historically associated with Eliot Congregational Church, which conform to the dimensions setby the City of Boston Assessor's records for 56 Dale Street. (end) Eliot Congregational Church 56 Dale Street Roxbury/Boston (Suffolk County) Massachuestts / No Scale DAL 7068 30,000 2700 2250 PK.

3800 3800 4275 2671 3308 3886 3657 AVENUE 220V - 3 73.38 WALNUT 73819 42949 2043 60 5699 4486 4249 3740 4090 252B 2001 PICKERING AVE 4418 WULNUT 4060 CT. 3000 2400 5176 523/ 6959 9829 5985 2395 2987 33A= 53 DALE STREET 56 1889 ((D) (B) ELIOT CONGRETIONAL PARKING CHURCH 6375 28746 154A-34 - 327 -50- 3449 35403485 3098 1873 (A) 4415 1988 4600 3200 3300 21876 3800 3795 BOLDTA VENUE 3733 4463 250 3027 2650 2938 3002 CATAWBA 3865 27I~ NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number. Page - OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 93001587 Date Listed: 2/9/94 Eliot Congregational Church Suffolk MA Property Name: County: State: gor Multiple Name This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. latuik A naus Signature of the Keeper 2/18/94 Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: A technical correction is made to the nomination to reflect that the nominated acreage is less than one acre. The form is officially amended to include this information.

DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Eliot Congregational Church NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Suffolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 12/28/93 1/27/94 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/11/94 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/11/94 REFERENCE NUMBER: 93001587 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: Y NATIONAL: N N N COMMENT WAIVER: N V ACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: REJECT 2/9/94 DATE architectually siqnificant late 19th centanu Gothir Revval style chunch built in several stages.

Construction f this imposing brilding is asocciated with a period & important lesidential grauth in Roxbury.

RECOM- /CRITERLA quep Atc REVIEWER natieks DISCIPLINE ndlus Hisrorem DATE 2/194 DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR V/N CLASSIFICATION _count _resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic - current DESCRIPTION architectural classification materials descriptive text SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) _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 BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage _UTMS verbal boundary description boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps _USGS maps -photographs presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date Ellot Congregational Chur Suffolk County, MA Carol Chirco 12/92 view from south PHOTO#| d 5 Ellot Congregational Chur Suffolk County.

MA Cavol Chirico 12/92 view from west PHOTO* 2 4 5 Eliot Congugational C Suffolk County, MA Carol Chirieo 12192 veew from north PHOTO#3 4 5 Eliot Congregational Church 56 Dale St/ 118-20 Walnut Av Suffolk County, MA Photographer: Cavol Chirieo 12/93 Negative: Boston Landmanks View: Rear devation of 1889 Looking West PHOTO#4 &5 Eliot Congregational Church 56 Dale St/118-120 Walnut A Suffolk County, MA Photographer: Carol Chirieo 12/93 Negative: Boston Landmar View: Rear Addition facing par Looking south PHOTO#5 &5 * COMMISSIONA fist emt ChracUaT December 22, 1993 RECEIVED Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, DC 20013-7127 Dear Ms.

Shull: DEC 2 8 1993 NATIONAL REGISTER Enclosed please find the following nomination form: Eliot Congregational Church, 56 Dale Street, Roxbury / Boston (Suffolk County), Massachusetts, 02119. The nomination has been voted eligible by the State Review Board and has been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer. Because the city of Boston is a participant in the Certified ot e eho se Local Government program, the owner was notified of pending State Review Board consideration 60-120 days before the meeting and was afforded the opportunity to comment. Sincerely, Betay Fredleg Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission ..

RECEIVED 413 ucC 28 1993 enclosure CC: Eliot Congregational Church Mayor Thomas Menino, City of Boston Carol Chirico, Boston Landmarks Commission Massachusetts Historical Commission 80 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 727-8470 Office of the Secretary of State, Michael J. Connolly, Secretary