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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

First Baptist Church at 8 Lafayette Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
First Baptist Church at 8 Lafayette Street, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photos show views of the First Baptist Church located at 8 Lafayette Street on the west side of the Upper Common at the corner of Common Street. Built around 1872, the high style Italianate building has a clapboard exterior and there is a large two story addition at the rear. In the early 2000s the main east facade and spire had vinyl siding installed, while retaining the elaborate decorations.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD126
The church is part of the Common Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places
Photos taken at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
8 Lafayette Street (Wakefield, Mass.)
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
07-16-2008
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Church buildings
First Baptist Church (Wakefield, Mass.)
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
10 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color