Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England is a historic Greek Orthodox Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
(2018)
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
42°20′12″N 71°5′37″W
Location	514 Parker Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
Website	www.bostoncathedral.org/
Architecture
Architect(s)	Hachadoor Demoorjian
Architectural type	Classical Revival
Completed	1923
Administration
Archdiocese	America
Metropolis	Boston
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	88000957[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1988

The Classical Revival church was designed by Hachadoor Demoorjian and built in 1923; design work of its interior included consultation with architect Ralph Adams Cram.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England in 1988.

The Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, and served as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston until c. 1973,[2] when its Residence was moved to 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts. The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England remains at 514 Parker Street, Boston Massachusetts and remains the Mother Church of the Metropolis of Boston.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-15.

External links

• Media related to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England at Wikimedia Commons
• Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston web Site