First Church in Roxbury

The First Church in Roxbury, also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry. A church on this site has been in use since 1632 when early English settlers built the first meetinghouse.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Roxbury, United States of America
  • Also known as: “First Church In Roxbury” and “The First Church in Roxbury”
  • Address: 6 Dudley Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roxbury Heritage State Park and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Park
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is a history-themed heritage park in the oldest part of , a former town annexed in 1868 by , . It is anchored by the Dillaway–Thomas House, a large colonial structure built in 1750 and thought to be the oldest surviving house in Roxbury.

Museum
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The is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. is situated 4,000 feet northwest of First Church in Roxbury.

School
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Boston Public Schools is a school district serving the city of , Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in the state of Massachusetts. is situated 500 feet northwest of First Church in Roxbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxbury and Nubian Square.

Photo: Bev Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
One of the first towns founded in Massachusetts Bay, is located at the geographic center of . Serving as the heart of Black culture in Boston, seriously considered seceding from Boston during the late 1980s.

Neighborhood
is the primary commercial center of the Roxbury neighborhood of , Massachusetts, located at the intersection of Dudley Street and Washington Street.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.

First Church in Roxbury

Latitude
42.3299° or 42° 19′ 48″ north
Longitude
-71.0896° or 71° 5′ 23″ west
Open location code
87JC8WH6+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29716282
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q22025677
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In Other Languages

“First Church in Roxbury” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه الاولى فى روكسبرى”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First Church of Roxbury and Norfolk House.

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