Built 1888 NRHP Reference # 89001318 Area 1,214 m² | MPS Quincy MRA Opened 1888 Added to NRHP 20 September 1989 | |
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Location 155 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts Architectural style Shingle style architecture Similar Dorothy Quincy Homestead, Hancock Cemetery, Blue Hills Reservation, John Quincy Adams Bi, John Adams Birthplace | ||
St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church, formerly home to the Wollaston Unitarian Church, is a historic church building at 155 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The Shingle style building was built in 1888 for a Unitarian congregation established the previous year. The Wollaston Church merged with United First Parish Church in Quincy in 1960. The Beale Street building was purchased for $40,000 by St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church of the South Shore. St. Catherine's grew over the years, and in 2004 the congregation moved to a new building in Braintree. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989
Architecture
The church is located at the western corner of Beale and Farrington Steets in central Quincy. It is a fine example of Shingle Style architecture, with asymmetrical massing that emphasizes horizontal structure. Its ground floor is finished in granite, while the upper parts are clad in wooden shingles. A squat square tower stands at the corner, topped by a pyramidal roof with flared eaves. The parish house is integrated with the main structure, south of the main gable facing Beale Street.