University Unitarian Church
| University Unitarian Church | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Church |
| Architectural style | Northwest Regional style |
| Location | Wedgwood Neighborhood |
| Address | 6556 35th Ave NE |
| Town or city | Seattle, WA |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 47°40′37″N 122°17′23″W / 47.67694°N 122.28972°W |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Cost | $250,000 |
| Client | University Unitarian Church |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Wood Frame |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Paul Hayden Kirk |
| Awards and prizes | American Institute of Architects |
University Unitarian Church was designed by Seattle architect Paul Hayden Kirk in 1959. The church is located in the Wedgwood, Seattle neighborhood at the corner of 35th Avenue NE and 68th Street. The building is approximately a mile and half Northeast of the University of Washington Campus and sits across from the Northwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library. It was designed during the time when architect Kirk was working as a sole practitioner.
The University Unitarian Church won Paul Hayden Kirk the American Institute of Architects Award (1960).
Unitarianism was brought to United States by the pilgrims and the puritans, with its origins found in the individualism and rational temper of those who settled Boston, Salem, and Plymouth. In 1909 the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, which as a tribute to the City Beautiful Movement, sought to bring about social and political reform. The exposition encouraged the church to branch out West, to the University of Washington. As a direct result of the exposition, the University Unitarian church was established in 1913. In the beginning, the congregation met in a rented hall for its Sunday services. With the help of the Woman’s Alliance for fund-raising, and the acquisition of Unitarian Universalist Association grants, the church was able to hire ministers and purchase their first church in 1915. They hired Ellsworth Storey to design their first building for $5000. The church was located at the corner of NE 47th Street and 16th Avenue NE, in Seattle. From 1927 to 1931 the Great Depression deeply affected the church’s financial resources, requiring two ministers to come out of retirement to work without compensation.
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