South Parish
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| Location | 292 State St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′32″N 70°45′29″W / 43.07556°N 70.75806°WCoordinates: 43°4′32″N 70°45′29″W / 43.07556°N 70.75806°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1824 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000210[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1979 |
South Parish (also known as South Church or South Unitarian Universalist Church) is a church at 292 State Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States.
The granite church building was built in 1824-26, and was at the time one of the first large-scale granite buildings in northern New England. It is built of granite quarried in Rockport, Massachusetts, and features a classical pedimented portico supported by Tuscan columns.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
The congregation is a covenanting member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, and is an accredited Green Sanctuary. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with Jewish-Christian roots. It has no creed. It affirms the worth of human beings, advocates freedom of belief and the search for advancing truth, and tries to provide a warm, open, supportive community for people who believe that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion. The church is a Welcoming Congregation for bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for South Parish" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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