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Emmanuel Baptist
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National Register of Historic Places

Emmanuel Baptist

Also known as Main Street Baptist Church

On the National Register since 198046 years
Norman RomanesqueListed 1980Worcester
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About Emmanuel Baptist

Emmanuel Baptist, at 717 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isChurch building in Massachusetts, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 3 MB · National Archives↗
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717 Main St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Emmanuel BaptistStart here
  2. 2Boynton and WindsorVictorian · next door
  3. 3Main Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4I00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1906 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Daniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire · next door
Around it

65 more Register listings within half a mile

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DJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.1 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.1 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.2 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.2 miBCastle Street RowSecond Empire0.2 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.2 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.2 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.2 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.2 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.2 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.2 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.2 miBThe RussellClassical0.2 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.3 mi
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BJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.3 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.3 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.3 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.3 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.3 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.3 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.3 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.3 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.3 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 miBRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.4 miBElliot Smith HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBLucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire0.4 miBHammond Organ FactorySecond Empire0.4 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.4 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.4 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.4 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.4 miBO'Connor, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBMark, John, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBJohn Legg HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBFranklin Wesson HouseHigh Victorian Gothic0.5 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.5 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.5 miBMcPartland, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.5 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.5 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.5 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.5 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.5 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 mi

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Questions about Emmanuel Baptist

Is Emmanuel Baptist on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000536).

Is Emmanuel Baptist a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.4 miles away.

Can you visit Emmanuel Baptist?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Emmanuel Baptist?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63793053 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.