First Unitarian Church, Peabody

Name: First Unitarian Church
Address: Peabody, United States

#10 among attractions in Peabody

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The First Unitarian Church is a historic church in Peabody, Massachusetts. The wood-frame church was built in 1826, when the area was known as South Danvers. The front facade has a projecting rounded entrance hall decorated with pilasters and a heavily bracketed cornice. The main part of the facade also has pilasters rising to a pedimented gable that has large-scale dentil molding. The side walls have six lancet-style windows. The tower, which lacks a steeple, has quoined corners, and molding on the cornice of its roofline that matches that of the main roof. ()

Built: 1872 (152 years ago)Coordinates: 42°31'28"N, 70°55'38"W

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Peabody (Peabody Town Center)Peabody United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Northshore Mall, Peabody City Hall, George Peabody House Museum, Harmony Grove Cemetery.

1.4 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Northshore Mall, Peabody
37 min walk • The Northshore Mall is a shopping mall in Peabody, Massachusetts. As of 2022, the mall currently features Macy's in two locations, J. C. Penney, and Nordstrom.
~740 ftNW
City hall
Peabody City Hall, Peabody
4 min walk • Peabody City Hall is the historic city hall of Peabody, Massachusetts. It is located at 24 Lowell Street, near Peabody Square.
0.5 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
George Peabody House Museum, Peabody
13 min walk • The George Peabody House Museum is a historic house museum at 205 Washington Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the life and deeds of 19th century U.S. entrepreneur, philanthropist, and namesake of the city, George Peabody. The museum shares its location with the Peabody Leather Museum.
0.7 miE
Cemetery
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem
17 min walk • Harmony Grove Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts. It was established in 1840 and is located at 30 Grove Street. The cemetery is approximately 35 acres in size and was designed by Francis Peabody and Alexander Wadsworth. The cemetery includes the Gothic revival Blake Memorial Chapel of 1905.
1.4 miNE
Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem
35 min walk • Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 57 Orne Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The cemetery was founded in 1807, but received a major redesign in the 1880s to bring it into the then-popular rural cemetery style, with winding lanes and landscaping.
~830 ftSE
History museum, Museum
Gen. Gideon Foster House, Peabody
5 min walk • The Gen. Gideon Foster House is a historic house in Peabody, Massachusetts. The two story Federal style wood-frame house was built in the early 1800s at a location on Main Street.
~940 ftE
Library
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
5 min walk • The Peabody Institute Library is the public library serving Peabody, Massachusetts. It was established in 1852 by a bequest from philanthropist and Peabody native George Peabody, and now has its main facility at 82 Main Street, with the South Branch at 78 Lynn Street and West Branch at 603 Lowell Street.
~1790 ftNE
Church
St. Vasilios Church, Peabody
9 min walk • St. Vasilios Church is a Greek Orthodox Church located at 5 Paleologos Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. The first Greek immigrants arrived in the Peabody area in or about the year 1900.
0.9 miE
42°31'26"N • 70°54'31"W
The Mack Park House, Salem
25 min walk • Park
0.5 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Moore–Hill House, Peabody
13 min walk • The Moore–Hill House is a historic house in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is an excellent example of a Gothic Victorian house, built in 1874 for W. H. Hill. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building has a cross gable roof line, with the main roof line running crosswise.
0.6 miNW
Georgian architecture
Southwick House, Peabody
17 min walk • The Southwick House is a historic house in Peabody, Massachusetts. Probably built about 1750, it is one of the city's oldest surviving structures, and has a long association with a prominent local family. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Which popular attractions are close to First Unitarian Church?

Nearby attractions include Peabody City Hall, Peabody (4 min walk), Gen. Gideon Foster House, Peabody (5 min walk), Peabody Civic Center Historic District, Peabody (5 min walk), Peabody Institute Library, Peabody (5 min walk).