Unitarian Church of Urbana
National Register of Historic Places

Unitarian Church of Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Listed
May 12, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
91000572

About this property

The Channing-Murray Foundation, resides in the former Unitarian Church at 1209 West Oregon Street in Urbana, Illinois. It is the Unitarian Universalist campus ministry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It includes a chapel and a vegetarian restaurant, Red Herring. The Foundation was established in 1954 after a merger between the Unitarian and Universalist churches in Urbana. At the time, it was also as a merger of the Murray Club of the Universalist Church in Urbana, and the Young People's Club or Unity Club of the Unitarian Church. The building was constructed in 1908 as the Unitarian Church The Unitarian Church of Urbana building is architecturally significant, with design by Root & Siemens, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

1209 W. Oregon St.
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
40.10665, -88.22508

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Unitarian Church of Urbana listed on the National Register?

Unitarian Church of Urbana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Unitarian Church of Urbana?

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

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The period of significance for Unitarian Church of Urbana is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1209.

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