It was demolished in 1973, a few years after the Baptist Church merged with two other congregations to form United Parish.
As with all of the "Ghost Buildings of Brookline" in this series, a part of the original building remains. In this case, there are two pieces of the building to be found: one on the original grounds of the church and another nearby.
Do you know where and what they are?
Hi, Ken
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog & Im enjoying reading your older entries- to answer your questions, I'm thinking the church bell is located on site, and I'm guessing a bible, some religious relic was relocated to the Harvard Pilgrim Church when the Congregationalists merged with the Methodist & American Baptist congregations to form the United Parish-
The church's bell is, indeed, still on-site. It is behind the high-rise apartment that replaced the church. The bell can be seen using Google Maps.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is correct. There is another old bell next to Town Hall. That one was originally in the 1873 Town Hall that was replaced by the current building in the 1960s.
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