Heath Union Congregational Church - Heath Center Historic District - Heath MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 40.423 W 072° 49.260
18T E 678547 N 4726883
Built in 1833 with passage of the 11th amendment to the Constitution.
Waymark Code: WMKQ08
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
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The church was constructed at a cost of 2,559.59. The population of Heath in the 1830 census was 1199 people, of which the church had 316 members. In 1892 declining population caused the Baptist and Methodist churches to merge with the Congregational Church to form the Union Evangelical Church. In 1943 Reihold Niebur, spoke his famous prayer known as the serenity prayer from the pulpit in the church.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Heath Center Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
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Address:
5 East Main St
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Other (Please explain in the Private Message field)
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