Huntington Street Baptist Church - New London, CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

In the 1830's some members left the Baptist church to form a Universalist congregation. In 1843 they built the current structure, designed by the Universalist John Bishop in the Greek Revival style. The building proved too expensive to maintain and, in 1849, was sold the a newly formed Baptist congregation.

The brick, stucco covered, Huntington Street Baptist Church has a gable roof and a portico entrance. Six fluted Corinthian columns support the pediment above the entrance central double door entrance. All four corners are decorated with Corinthian piasters. Rising from roof is two stage square tower that was modified from the original taller steeple. The upper stage has rectangular louvered openings that are flanked by Ionic columns on each side.

The sides of the building are five bays deep. Each bay on the the lower and upper levels have double hung windows.

Street address: 29 Huntington Street New London, CT United States 06320 County / Borough / Parish: New London Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Social History, Religion Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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