Sacred Heart Church, Boston
Facts and practical information
The Sacred Heart Church, Rectory, School and Convent make up a historic Roman Catholic church complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The church was built in the 1870s and 1880s to serve the parish first organized as the St. John the Evangelist Parish in 1842. The cornerstone of the church was laid on 4 October 1874. It was dedicated in 1883, and opened for Divine Service on 12 November 1876. The rectory was added in 1885, and the convent and school followed in 1902. The church is a Medieval Gothic structure designed by P. W. Ford. The complex occupies an entire city block, and has been partly taken over for Cambridge city school administration. ()
Cambridge (East Cambridge)Boston
Sacred Heart Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: CambridgeSide, Galaxy: Earth Sphere, Lechmere Square, MIT Museum.
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How to get to Sacred Heart Church by public transport?
Metro
- Kendall/MIT • Lines: Red (15 min walk)
- Community College • Lines: Orange (21 min walk)
Bus
- Washington St @ McGrath Hwy • Lines: 91 (17 min walk)
Train
- Boston North Station (31 min walk)
Light rail
- Park Street • Lines: B, C, D, E (39 min walk)