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Front (west) elevation, looking up at the bell tower; The last remaining church in Boston designed by Charles Bulfinch. The church, made of red brick with white pilasters on the façade and topped by a clock tower and a belfry, was originally designed as the second edifice of the New North Religious Society, a Congregationalist group. Its cornerstone was laid on September 23, 1802, and the building dedicated on May 2, 1804. Added to the National Register in 1975. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/3/2007)