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The First Church of Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts

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First organized in 1673 as The Congregational Church of Deerfield and later embracing Unitarianism in 1807, The First Church of Deerfield is affiliated with both the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Church is housed in a largely unaltered 1824 Classical Revival meeting house designed by architect Winthrop Clapp, who drew inspiration from Greenfield’s Second Congregational Church 1819 structure, which was demolished. The First Church of Deerfield, which is also known simply as the Brick Church, is listed as a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Old Deerfield Historic District not only because of its architectural significance, but it has been considered a central building in the religious and social life of the Deerfield community.

Filed Under: Massachusetts Tagged With: Church, Classical Revival, Congregational, Unitarian Universalist

First Churches of Northampton, Northampton, Massachusetts

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​In 1988, The First Church of Christ in Northampton and the First Baptist Church of Northampton merged to become First Churches of Northampton. With its origins dating back to 1654, First Churches of Northampton began the same year Northampton was settled by English Puritans. The Churches’ current Gothic Revival structure was completed in 1878. Designed by the Boston architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns, the building is constructed using mostly locally sourced materials found in western Massachusetts such as Longmeadow brownstone, which gives the exterior its distinctive color. Providing a warm glow throughout the sanctuary, the large stained glass windows are made of leaded colored cathedral glass. Of particular note are the two memorial windows: the west wall window is entitled “The Stream of Life” (1899) and is signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and the window on the east side is titled “Noli Me Tangere” and attributed to Tiffany’s workshop. ​The First Churches of Northampton’s building is a noted example of Gothic Revival architecture and is included on the National Registry as part of the Downtown Northampton Historic District.

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