St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls, Springfield
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The St. John's Congregational Church and Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls are a pair of historic religious buildings at 69 Hancock and 643 Union Streets in Springfield, Massachusetts. The church, built in 1911 for an African-American congregation founded in 1889, is a well-preserved example of English and Gothic Revival architecture. The parsonage, built in 1913, is a little-altered example of Colonial Revival architecture. Both buildings are important in the history of Springfield's African-American community, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The church building is now occupied by a different congregation, the original having moved to larger quarters across Union Street; the parsonage house continues to be used by the St. John's congregation as an education center. ()
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St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: MassMutual Center, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Armory, Symphony Hall.