Grace Methodist Episcopal Church - Turner Falls Historic District - Montague, MA
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The Gothic Revival style Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, née the German Methodist Episcopal Church, is located at 41 K Street in the Turner's Falls Village of Montague, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13WX6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2021
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The Methodist Church is Turner's Falls was organized on January 10, 1872. On July 3, 1874 the church purchased the lot at K and School Streets (now 8th Street) to built a church that was completed on November 8, 1874. On November 8th of that year the church was completed. Originally the services were in German to accommodate the German immigrants that settled in the area to work the cutlery factories, a major industry in the area. In 1930, the name of the church was legally changed to Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. (
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The Gothic Revival style church with a slate covered gable roof is set back 36' from K Street. The brick building has a square tower on the southwest corner. The entrance to is the church is located at the base of the tower. Above the entrance is a double set of Gothic style windows followed by a belfry with louvered windows. The tower is topped by a pyramidal spire.
The main block of the church has a triple set of Gothic style windows framed by brick piasters and topped by octagonal spires. Above the triple window is a smaller triangular window that has two curved sides. The south side of the building is four bays deep beyond the tower and has tall Gothic style windows at each bay. The north side is five bays wide with an auxiliary entrance at the fourth bay. The other bays have tall Gothic style windows. A brick chimney is on the southeast corner.