Follen Church Society-Unitarian Universalist
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| Follen Community Church | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Lexington, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 42°25′47″N 71°12′27″W / 42.42972°N 71.2075°WCoordinates: 42°25′47″N 71°12′27″W / 42.42972°N 71.2075°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1841 |
| Architect: | Follen, Rev. Charles |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed, Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | April 30, 1976 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76000242 |
The Follen Church Society is an historic Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 755 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts.
[edit] History
The church is named for Charles Follen who was the first minister called by the church, in 1835. Follen served the congregation from 1835-1836 and from 1839-1840. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the interim minister of the congregation, then called the Second Congregational Society in Lexington, from 1836 to 1838. This was his last ministerial position.
Follen Church, built in 1839, is the oldest standing church building in Lexington. The unique octagonal sanctuary was designed by its first minister, Rev. Charles Follen.
On April 30, 1976, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Follen Community Church.[1]
Its current minister is the Rev. Lucinda Duncan. The director of religious education is Deborah Zagaeski. Thomas Stumpf is director of music.
 Church steeple |
 Memorial to Charles Follen in the churchyard |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
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