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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 19

Christ Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) records, 1848-1850

Dates

  • Creation: 1848-1850

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Extent

1 volume

Biographical / Historical

Christ Church of Dorchester was organized on May 13, 1852 as the Third Unitarian Society, and was known from 1875 to 1894 as the Harrison Square Unitarian Church. Its building was first located at the corner of Neponset Avenue and Mill Street before being relocated to the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Dix Streets in 1894, where it still remains. The building was designed by Edwin J. Lewis, Jr., architect and Dorchester resident.

Title
Christ Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) records, 1848-1850
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div00019

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository

Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.

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