Christ Church
Built 1760 by Peter Harrison. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Garden St., Cambridge, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000140 |
| Built | 1760 · more from the 1760s |
| Architect | Peter Harrison |
| Style | Georgian architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Garden St., Cambridge, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.3753° N, 71.1206° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Cambridge | 211 listed places in Cambridge → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Christ Church listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Christ Church built?
1760, designed by Peter Harrison, in the Georgian architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Christ Church?
Garden St., Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Christ Church?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000140. 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.