First Parish Church of Dorchester

First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves as reformers rather than separatists, but increasingly intolerable conditions in England and at the urging of Reverend John White of , they emigrated to New England.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “First Church Dorchester”
  • Address: 10 Parish Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meeting House Hill and The Mather School.

Peak
is one of the oldest sections of 's historic neighborhood. It is the site of the First Parish Church and the , the oldest public elementary school in North America.

School
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is the oldest public elementary school in . It is located in the Dorchester region of , Massachusetts and was named after Richard Mather.

Place of worship
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church, noted for its historic church at 14–16 Cushing Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. is situated 3,000 feet north of First Parish Church of Dorchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Uphams Corner.

Neighborhood
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is a section of , the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

Neighborhood
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, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in , the largest neighborhood of , . The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of , and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

Neighborhood
is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630.

First Parish Church of Dorchester

Latitude
42.30819° or 42° 18′ 30″ north
Longitude
-71.06203° or 71° 3′ 43″ west
Open location code
87JC8W5Q+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29715755
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5453486
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