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United First Parish Church is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. The current building was constructed in 1828 by Boston stonecutter Abner Joy to designs by Alexander Parris.
- Parris, Alexander
- 1828
- Greek Revival
- 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts
The United First Parish Church building, considered the finest existing Greek Revival church in New England, is a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by noted architect Alexander Parris, who also designed Quincy Market in Boston.
This church remains the most important surviving example of the granite ecclesiastical architecture that Alexander Parris designed in the Greek Revival style. Unlike his unfinished design for St. Paul's Cathedral in Boston (BD3; 1819–1820), Parris completed the Quincy church with a tower and colonnaded and domed belfry, better representing ...
We are a welcoming Unitarian Universalist Church, our congregation is focused on Social Justice and Equality for all by living the Tenets of our UU Beliefs. Welcome to United First Parish Church 617-773-1290
22 de ene. de 2004 · Designed and built in 1827-28 by architect-engineer Alexander Parris and financed primarily by John Quincy Adams, the First Parish Church was constructed of blue granite from nearby quarries and represents one of the earliest uses of native granite as a building material in the United States.
4 de jul. de 2016 · While not part of the National Park, the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, is also a fascinating historical landmark. Known as the “Church of the Presidents,” UFPC was the ...
United First Parish Church is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. The current building was constructed in 1828 by noted Boston stonecutter Abner Joy to designs by Alexander Parris.
