Old North Church, North Square, Boston, 17th–18th century

The Second Church (1649–1970) in Boston, Massachusetts, was first a Congregational church, and then beginning in 1802, a Unitarian church. The congregation occupied a number of successive locations around town, including North Square, Hanover Street, Copley Square, and the Fenway. Ministers included Michael Powell, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. In 1970 it merged with Boston's First Church.

History

Buildings

Through its long history, the Second Church had some eight church buildings successively, located in various parts of Boston:[1][2]

Ministers

17th–18th centuries
19th century
20th century

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References

  1. ^ a b Massachusetts Historical Society. "Second Church (Boston, Mass.) Records, 1650–1970: Guide to the Collection".
  2. ^ a b Chandler Robbins. A history of the Second Church, or Old North, in Boston: to which is added a History of the New Brick Church. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1852
  3. ^ Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay
  4. ^ A Church 250 Years Old; Ralph Waldo Emerson Was Its Pastor Seventy-five Years Ago. New York Times, November 20, 1899; p.3.
  5. ^ Walter Muir Whitehill. The Making of an Architectural Masterpiece: The Boston Public Library. American Art Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Autumn, 1970).

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