Unitarian Church of All Souls

For the congregation in Washington, D.C., see All Souls Church, Unitarian (Washington, D.C.). For other congregations named "All Souls", see All Souls Church (disambiguation).
Unitarian Church of All Souls
A brick church steeple with pointed wooden upper stage seen from below.
(2016)
Religion
AffiliationUnitarian Universalist Association
Year consecrated1819
Location
LocationUpper East Side, New York, NY, USA
Geographic coordinates40°46′32″N 73°57′30″W / 40.7755°N 73.9584°W / 40.7755; -73.9584
Specifications
Direction of façadewest
MaterialsBrick, wood, stone

The Unitarian Church of All Souls at 1157 Lexington Avenue at East 80th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1932 and was designed by Hobart Upjohn – Richard Upjohn's grandson – in the Neo-colonial style[1] with a Regency-influenced brick base.[2] It is the congregation's fourth sanctuary.[1] The congregation, dating back to 1819, was the first Unitarian Universalist congregation in the city.[3] It has provided a pulpit for some of the movement's leading theologians and has also recorded many eminent persons in its membership.

  1. ^ a b Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 12. ISBN 0-231-12543-7.
  2. ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
  3. ^ "All Souls' Church Animates One With the Spirit of the Boston 'Liberals.'". New York Times. September 14, 1924. Retrieved May 1, 2011. First Unitarian Church Here. All Souls' was the first Unitarian Church foundation in New York. The Unitarian Society was incorporated in 1818 ...