Unitarian Church in Westport, Westport

Name: Unitarian Church in Westport
Address: 10 Lyons Plains Rd, Westport, United States

#4 among attractions in Westport

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The Unitarian Church in Westport is a large active Unitarian-Universalist congregation in lower Fairfield that is a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Association. Its dramatic building in Westport, Connecticut was designed by modernist architect Victor A. Lundy and completed in 1965. It won an award from Architect magazine. The congregation was founded in 1949 as "The First Unitarian Fellowship of Fairfield County" and changed its name to "The Unitarian Church in Westport" in 1964. The building has been compared to E. Fay Jones' Thorncrown Chapel and to the wooden tent Lundy designed for the interior of his Unitarian Meeting House in Hartford, Connecticut. It's nickname New Ship Church is a reference to the Old Ship Church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts. ()

Coordinates: 41°10'30"N, 73°21'30"W

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10 Lyons Plains RdColeytownWestport United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Cranbury Park, Earthplace, Westport Country Playhouse, Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

2.4 miW
Park, Playground
Cranbury Park, Norwalk
63 min walk • Cranbury Park is the largest public park in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in northern Norwalk, on the former Gallaher Estate, a 227-acre country estate developed in the 1920s by Edward Beach Gallaher, an important figure in the early American automobile industry.
2.2 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Trail
Earthplace, Westport
57 min walk • Earthplace Earthplace is a donor supported, non-profit organization committed to building passion and respect for the natural world and a more sustainable future for our community; located in Westport, Connecticut.
2.3 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Westport Country Playhouse, Westport
58 min walk • Westport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit regional theater in Westport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1931 by Lawrence Langner, a New York theater producer. Langner remodeled an 1830s tannery with a Broadway-quality stage.
2.7 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Westport
68 min walk • Our Lady of the Assumption Church is a Roman Catholic church in Westport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
3.2 miNW
Museum
Hurlbutt Street School, Wilton
82 min walk • The Hurlbutt Street School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 157 Hurlbutt Street in Wilton, Connecticut. Built in 1834, it served the town as a school for nearly a century, and was then converted to a local history museum.
2.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Bradley–Wheeler House, Westport
55 min walk • The Bradley–Wheeler House, also known as the Charles B. Wheeler House, is a historic house museum located at 25 Avery Place in Westport, Connecticut. Built about 1795 and restyled in the Italianate mode about 1867, it is one of the oldest surviving houses in Westport center.
1.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Rolnick Observatory, Westport
38 min walk • The Westport Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Westport, Connecticut, operated by the Westport Astronomical Society and formerly known as the Rolnick Observatory. The observatory is located at the highest elevation in the town.
2.4 miS
Library
The Westport Library, Westport
63 min walk • The Westport Library is a public library in the town of Westport, Connecticut, established on February 4, 1886, by members of the Westport Reading-Room and Library Association.
2.5 miS
41°8'19"N • 73°21'41"W
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Westport
65 min walk • Concerts and shows, Arenas and stadiums, Performing arts
2.2 miS
41°8'37"N • 73°21'12"W
Winslow Dog Park, Westport
56 min walk • Park
~1140 ftNE
Synagogue
Temple Israel, Westport
6 min walk • Temple Israel is a reform Jewish synagogue located in Westport, Connecticut. It was established in 1948. Currently, about 700 families are members of the community.