Dorchester Illustration 2537 Mission of the Epiphany
Built as Mission of the Epiphany in Dorchester, the property at 234 Norfolk Street is now known as the Mt. Olive Worship Center. The In 1906, the Mission acquired the lot at the corner to build a church and, in 1918, acquired at least part of the property owned by the heirs of Hezekiah G. Ufford. The image at the top of today’s illustration shows the proposed elevation that appeared in The Boston Globe, June 5, 1908. The bottom image is a snip from Google Street View showing the building today.
In 1968, the Mission of the Epiphany in Dorchester conveyed the property to the Non-Denominational Temple of Christ. In 1995, the property was acquired by the Mount Olive Non-Denominational Temple. The property was known at the Mount Olive Temple at least as early as 1975.
In 1908, Stanton Street already had a church at its other end, the Stanton Avenue [sic] Methodist Church, and less than a block west from the new Mission of the Epiphany, the Norfolk Unitarian Church stood at the corner of Norfolk Street and Capen Streets. By 1910, a parochial residence was located on the second property on Stanton Street, although the new St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church was not yet in place.