The Wunsch Building of

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is the present name of the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, a former Methodist church located at 311 Bridge Street, on the east side between Johnson Street and

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, in

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. The Greek Revival temple was erected 1844. It is also recorded as the First Congregational Church. The building dates to 1847 and was the first independent black church in

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. It was also a stop on the

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and has been designated a historic landmark since November 24, 1981. The former church was recorded in the ''

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'' (1977) as the

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annex. "A Greek Revival temple in brick with wood columns and entablature: chaste, excepting the later Victorian stained glass, which is exuberant even from the outside." The church building is now called the Wunsch Building and houses the school's Undergraduate Admissions offices. It is used to host many social, cultural, and academic events for the school and community.

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