National Register of Historic Places

Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 29, 2020
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100005274

About this property

Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church is a historic church building at 1859 Centre Street in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1900 to a design by West Roxbury native Henry M. Seaver, it is a locally significant example of Normanesque architecture, and is adorned by stained glass windows created by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his firm. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The congregation it houses was founded in 1712, and is named for the influential Transcendentalist and abolitionist Theodore Parker, who was the congregation's minister in the 1840s.

Location

1859 Centre St.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.28632, -71.15526

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

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Nearby Battles

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4.2 mi
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1775Revolutionary War
6.5 mi
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1776Revolutionary War
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When was Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church listed on the National Register?

Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 2020.

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

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

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