Not often that you see a church built in International style. Remarkable contrast to the Aetna HQ across the street, in Colonial Revival. Name: Cathedral of St. Joseph Location: 140 Farmington Avenue Year Completed: Architect: Eggers & Higgins Style: International Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken […]
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A Gothic Revival brownstone erected just after the Civil War. Historians note that the architect mainly designed for the Roman Catholic Church; this was an exception. Name: Asylum Hill Congregational Church Location: 814 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1865 Architect: Patrick Keely Style: Gothic Revival Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant
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This is the second church on the site, replacing an 1872 house of worship. The current Collegiate Gothic-style building was erected in 1931. Name: Asylum Avenue Baptist Church Location: 868 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: George Keller Style: Collegiate Gothic Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos
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