Conventual Church of St Mary and St John, Cambridge
- Also Known As: The Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE)
- Address: 980 Memorial Dr
- Vicinity: University Rd
- Neighborhood of West Cambridge, MA in Cambridge, MA
- Phone: (617) 876-3037
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1925/00/00 | Cram and Ferguson | Benefactors | The partners of Cram and Ferguson donate to the Society of St John the Evangelist (aka The Cowley Fathers) all the profits made by the firm in the design and erection of Cowley's Cambridge monastery and church. | |||
1928/00/00 | Ralph Adams Cram | Architect | Guesthouse is built 1924-1928 as the original Monastery building until Cram designed the Chapel and the rest of the monastic complex. | |||
1932/00/00 | T S Eliot | Guest | T S Eliot stays at the Society of St John the Evangelist's monastery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | |||
1935/00/00 | Ralph Adams Cram | Architect | Monastery Chapel, built in the French Romanesque style, features classic pillars and arches made from Indiana limestone, marble floors in the choir and sanctuary and stained glass windows designed by Charles J Connick. | |||
1935/00/00 | Charles J Connick | Artisan | Monastery Chapel, built in the French Romanesque style, features classic pillars and arches made from Indiana limestone, marble floors in the choir and sanctuary and stained glass windows designed by Charles J Connick. | |||
1936/00/00 | Cram and Ferguson | Architect | Built at the height of the Great Depression, Conventual Church of St Mary and St John monastic complex, including living quarters and a cloister for the brothers, are completed in 1936. |
Particulars for Conventual Church of St Mary and St John, Cambridge: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architecture Style | Burgundian Revival |
Material | Indiana Limestone |
Material | Limestone |
Architectural Style | Medieval Revival |
Current Use | Monastery |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
Lodging | |
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Lodging Style | Spiritual Retreat |
Lodging Type | Unclassified Lodging |
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