Channing Memorial Church

Channing Memorial Church, 135 Pelham Street, Newport, Newport County,

Site Plan & Statement of Significance

Basement Plan

First Floor Plan

Transcept Door Details

Sanctuary Window Details

Pew and Banister Details

Pew and Banister Details

Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 8 records ↗

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When was Channing Memorial Church listed on the National Register?+

Nov 24, 1968. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Channing Memorial Church?+

Bounded roughly by Van Zandt and Bellevue Aves., Broadway, Newport Harbor, Thames, Pope, William, Bull, and Kingston Sts., Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. The nearest national park unit is Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, under a mile away.

Source: Touro Synagogue National Historic Site

What does the Channing Memorial Church listing include?+

The listing counts 392 contributing resources. Those are 392 buildings. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Has the Channing Memorial Church listing changed since 1968?+

1 Register action since listing, most recently additional documentation approved on Nov 18, 2022.

Source: Register actions

Are there historic photographs or drawings of Channing Memorial Church?+

Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.

Source: Library of Congress

Where is the nomination form for Channing Memorial Church?+

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Channing Memorial Church?+

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 68000001. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The Wikipedia article linked under "What it is" covers the district around this listing, so only its title is used. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.