New Bedford Preservation Society 2023 Holiday Tour - 1st Unitarian Church

1st UNITARIAN CHURCH and PARISH HOUSE
1838
71 8th street
The Church was designed by the distinguished architects Alexander Jackson Davis and Russel Warren. It opened in 1838. In 1868 a chapel was added behind the church. In 1896 the Parish House was constructed with a style of architecture matching the original church building.
Learn about the amazing Tiffany mural, one of the largest ever made, the history of this marvelous church, and even the time Ralph Waldo Emerson was the pastor for a few months.
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New Bedford Preservation Society Media Coordinator: Pat Daughton
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