South Unitarian Church, Worcester

Name: South Unitarian Church
Address: Worcester, United States

#178 among attractions in Worcester

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The South Unitarian Church is an historic church building at 888 Main Street in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by Earle & Fisher and was built by the Norcross Brothers in 1894 for the South Unitarian Society, established in 1890. The building is made of sandstone blocks, laid in courses alternating in width. The front facade features a high pitched gable, with two rows of three windows, then a pair of windows topped by a large half-round window To the right is the church entrance, a smaller projecting gable section with a doorway recessed in a round archway, topped by three smaller windows. To the rear behind the entrance is a square tower with a partial half-round side tower. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 42°15'11"N, 71°49'5"W

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Central City (University Park)Worcester United States

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South Unitarian Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DCU Center, Armsby Abbey, Worcester City Hall and Common, Mechanics Hall.

1.3 miNE
Concerts and shows, Convention center, Sport
DCU Center, Worcester
33 min walk • The DCU Center is an indoor arena and convention center complex in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events, including concerts, sporting events, family shows, conventions, trade-shows and meetings.
1.4 miNE
Nightlife
Armsby Abbey, Worcester
36 min walk • The Armsby Block is an historic mixed-use residential and commercial building at 144-148 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1885 to a design by noted local architect Stephen Earle, it is a well-preserved example of Panel Brick architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1.1 miNE
City hall, Shopping centre, Neo-renaissance architecture
Worcester City Hall and Common, Worcester
28 min walk • The Worcester City Hall and Common, the civic heart of the city, are a historic city hall and town common at 455 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The city hall and common were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1.2 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
32 min walk • Mechanics Hall is a concert hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1857 in the Renaissance Revival style and restored in 1977.
0.9 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Hanover Theatre, Worcester
24 min walk • The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre regularly scheduling burlesque shows, Broadway touring shows and headline acts transitioning to showing silent films by 1912 when...
1 miE
Antiques, Flea market, Shopping
Crompton Collective, Worcester
27 min walk • The Crompton Loom Works is an historic industrial complex of the Crompton Corporation at 132-142 Green Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The factory manufactured looms for textile factories. With its original portion dating to 1860, the complex is one of the oldest surviving industrial sites in the city.
1.3 miNE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Worcester Palladium, Worcester
34 min walk • The Worcester Palladium, also known as The Palladium or Palladium Theatre, is an all-ages concert hall and performance venue located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Palladium was designed by architect Arlan W. Johnson and opened as a theatre in 1928 as the Plymouth Theatre.
~1610 ftW
Cafeteria, Universities and schools
Clark University, Worcester
8 min walk • Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States.
~450 ftS
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester
3 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 909 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1887 to a design by local architect Stephen Earle.
~970 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester
5 min walk • St. Peter's Catholic Church is a historic church building at 935 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built-in 1884, the church is one of the city's finest and most ornate examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.4 miSW
Park
University Park, Worcester
11 min walk • University Park, also called Crystal Park, is a public park in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The 13-acre park was acquired by the city from 1887 to 1889, costing nearly 62,000 dollars.

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Which popular attractions are close to South Unitarian Church?

Nearby attractions include Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester (3 min walk), Woodland Street Historic District, Worcester (3 min walk), St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester (5 min walk), Lucius Knowles House, Worcester (6 min walk).

How to get to South Unitarian Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to South Unitarian Church:

Bus

WRTA Transportation Hub (32 min walk)
Worcester Bus Station (33 min walk)

Train

Worcester (34 min walk)