First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia is a Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 2125 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a regional Community Center it sponsors cultural, educational, civic, wellness and spiritual activities.
First Unitarian Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 2125 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39.952671°N 75.176365°W |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Frank Furness |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000724 |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 1971 |
On June 12, 1796, twenty of Philadelphia's intellectual leaders formed the First Unitarian Society of Philadelphia, becoming the first continuously functioning church in the country to name itself "Unitarian". The founders were directed and encouraged by the Unitarian minister Joseph Priestley, and its first settled minister was the Rev. Dr. William Henry Furness.
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