Lincoln Industrial Mission-Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church

1701 11th St., NW., Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 24, 1995. NRIS 95000163.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Lincoln Congregational Temple United Church of Christ

From Wikipedia:

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ was a congregation of the United Church of Christ located since 1880 in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The original congregation established as Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church. A church building was completed in 1928 and is a historic structure that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The church is also listed on the city's African-American Heritage Trail.

Due to changing demographics in the neighborhood, the church membership declined. It held its final service on September 30, 2018.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117692269

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