National Register of Historic Places

First Unitarian Universalist Church

San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Listed
November 17, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000343

About this property

The First Unitarian Church of San Jose is located at 160 North Third Street in downtown San Jose, California, across from St. James Park, and was designed in "Richardsonian Romanesque" style by architect George Page, who also designed the Hayes Mansion. Local historian Linda Larson Boston called the building, “One of a handful of American churches patterned after Unitarian churches of Transylvania, it features a large triple-arched stained glass window on the facade, multiple domes and cupolas, and both round and square towers,” in her pamphlet, Highlights of San Jose, California’s St. James Park and Environs. The congregation purchased the site in 1888, and the cornerstone was laid in a ceremony on September 23, 1891. The building is registered on both the list of National Register of Historic Places and the list of California Historical Landmarks. The church is a member of The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) and "People Acting in Community Together".

Location

160 N. 3rd St.
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
37.33953, -121.89001

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When was First Unitarian Universalist Church listed on the National Register?

First Unitarian Universalist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.

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First Unitarian Universalist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Unitarian Universalist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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