St. Augustine Church, Cambridge, MA
St. Augustine Church, Cambridge, MA I accidentally stumbled upon St. Augustine when I was navigating back roads in Cambridge travelling around for work. At the time I just glimpsed this unique structure quickly in passing, and I knew I had to investigate further. With its unique look, tar paper siding and perseverance in a neighborhood rapidly gentrifying from lower/working class to high end condos and tech complexes I feared a bit that it could slip away, and the wire fence I saw in the corner of my eye left me worried that it could be slated for demolition to be replaced with some neo-Bauhaus wonder. Immediately after work that night I trekked out to it, perhaps a few quarters of a mile out of the way. I took several photos but they were all grainy (one is included at the bottom of this post) due to the poor lighting. I was happy to see that a large banner announced a restoration effort. Lucky for this structure, its significant history had been recognized as releva...