Brayton Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic former Methodist church building located at 264 Griffin Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The wooden Gothic Revival church building was constructed in 1897 through the generosity of John Summerfield Brayton and his sister Mary Brayton Young. It was designed by local architect Charles H. Farnham.[2]
The church was unique in that it was built by and named for the Braytons, a prominent local family, yet it was a "mill-workers'" church, located in the southern section of the city near several mills. The church, a handsome vernacular example of Late Victorian Gothic style.[3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building is now owned by Citizens for Citizens, a non-profit social agency.[4]
brayton, methodist, episcopal, church, historic, former, methodist, church, building, located, griffin, street, fall, river, massachusetts, wooden, gothic, revival, church, building, constructed, 1897, through, generosity, john, summerfield, brayton, sister, m. Brayton Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic former Methodist church building located at 264 Griffin Street in Fall River Massachusetts The wooden Gothic Revival church building was constructed in 1897 through the generosity of John Summerfield Brayton and his sister Mary Brayton Young It was designed by local architect Charles H Farnham 2 Brayton Methodist Episcopal ChurchU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationFall River MassachusettsCoordinates41 41 20 N 71 10 12 W 41 68889 N 71 17000 W 41 68889 71 17000Built1897ArchitectCharles H FarnhamArchitectural styleLate Victorian GothicMPSFall River MRANRHP reference No 83000635 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 16 1983The church was unique in that it was built by and named for the Braytons a prominent local family yet it was a mill workers church located in the southern section of the city near several mills The church a handsome vernacular example of Late Victorian Gothic style 3 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 The building is now owned by Citizens for Citizens a non profit social agency 4 See also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River MassachusettsReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Our County and its People A Descriptive and Biographical History of Bristol County Massachusetts Ed Alanson Borden 1899 MHC inventory form Citizens for Citizens This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Bristol County Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brayton Methodist Episcopal Church amp oldid 1089864169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
