Second Congregational Church - Greenfield, MA - Continental Reformed and Congregational Church Sites on Waymarking.com

The congregation for the Second Congregational Church was formed on January 15, 1817 after a rift among the members of the First Congregational Church. In 1819, they built there first church at the new town center in what is now Court Square. That building was demolished in 1868 to make way for the present structure which was built between 1868 and 1870.

The Second Congregational Church was built of tightly fitted sandstone blocks know in masonry as ashlar construction. The building was designed in the Victorian Gothic style by the architectural firm of Richards and Park. A tall clock tower is located to the right of the main block of the church. The clock tower is topped with a tapered hexagonal steeple. The façade of the main block of the church has three granite steps leading up to a group of three entrances set below Gothic pointed arches. A decorative spindle shaped tower is located immediately to the south of the triple entrances. Above the entrances is a rose window centered in a pointed arch. Above is a steeply gabled slate roof. Beyond the tower on the north side are Gothic windows on each of five bays. The south side has a small window in the first bay followed by five bays each with large Gothic windows.

Reformed or Congregational Denomination: Congregational - United Church of Christ Associated Website: [Web Link] Status: Active House of Worship Address: 16 Court Square Greenfield, MA United States 01301 Date of Construction or Event Occurrence: 01/01/1868 Architect: Richards and Park

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