Belleville Congregational Church, Massachusetts, United States
4.0 (1 review) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #27 in Newburyport Churches & Cathedrals
GREAT EXAMPLE OF ROMANESQUE REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE
Driving down High Street to cut over to another area of Newburyport, I came to Belleville Congregational Church. This church is truly a stunning piece of architecture. I wasn’t expecting to see a church like this in a community with a population under 20,000. I parked and got out of my car to take in all its architectural features. As I was admiring it and thinking the word stunning, a local woman came by and said she always marveled at it because it was such a stunning piece of architecture --- my thought exactly. She liked the same features that caught my attention --- the two tall towers, a clock, two belfries, a large round windows, and several round-top stained glass windows. I learned that the roots of this congregation date back to 1761. It has had its struggles over the years. Its second building was destroyed in a bad storm. A third church was destroyed by fire. This fourth structure was built in 1867. And, it is a beautiful church. From its architectural lines and features, I identified it as being Romanesque Revival style which was popular in the 1850’s and 1860’s. The Fiske Chapel beside h church is in the Greek Revival style. I thought the two styles blended pretty well together. I rate Belleville Congregational Church at 4.50. It didn’t quite make a 5.0 because it was not a large cathedral. But, for a smaller church, it’s still very noteworthy and worth a visit. The reason for the delay in submitting this review was due to a months-long loss of my ability to post photos with my reviews. If you found this review useful, please click HELPFUL.
Address
300 High St, Newburyport, MA 01950-3701
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Website
http://www.bellevillechurch.org
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Monday, May 13, 2024, 19:47
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