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St. Stephen's Church (Boston, Massachusetts)

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St. Stephen's Church (former New North Church), Boston's North End
St. Stephen's Church (former New North Church), Boston's North End

St. Stephen's Church is a historic church in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1802-04 as the New North Church or New North Meeting House, and was designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch. It is the only one of the five churches Bulfinch designed in Boston to remain extant. The church replaced one which had been built on the site in 1714 and enlarged in 1730. The Congregationalist church became Unitarian in 1813, and the church was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese in 1862, and renamed St. Stephen's. It was restored and renovated in 1964-65 by Chester F. Wright, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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St. Stephen's Church (Boston, Massachusetts)
Hanover Street, Boston North End

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N 42.365613888889 ° E -71.052808333333 °
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Hanover Street 415,415A
02113 Boston, North End
Massachusetts, United States
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