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Building / Landmark · 1833
The First Parish in Cambridge
Unitarian Universalist congregation with roots reaching to 1636; its wooden Gothic Revival meetinghouse of 1833 anchors the corner of Church Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
What does The First Parish in Cambridge reveal about the city?
Unitarian Universalist congregation with roots reaching to 1636; its wooden Gothic Revival meetinghouse of 1833 anchors the corner of Church Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
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