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The First Unitarian Church is a historic former church building in Stoneham,
Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
. One of Stoneham's more stylish Gothic Revival buildings, the Stick style wood structure was built in 1869 for a Unitarian congregation that was organized in 1858. The building was listed on the
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in 1984, and included in the Central Square Historic District in 1990. It presently houses the local Community Access Television organization.


Description and history

The First Unitarian Church building is set at the northeast corner of Common and Central Streets on the north side of downtown Stoneham. Across Central Street stand two other churches. This one is a single-story wood-frame structure, its exterior finished in wooden clapboards. The building originally had a number of architecturally significant Stick style features, but many of these have been lost recently. The gable end facing Central Street, and the gabled hood sheltering the entrance, both had stick style diagonal and vertical boardwork. The tower originally sported an elaborate open belfry, with an octagonal steeple above. Four sides of the steeple had dormers in which there were clock faces. The Unitarian congregation in Stoneham was organized in 1858, and this church was built for it in 1869. The congregation occupied this building until it disbanded in 1995. The building is now used by Stoneham TV, a local Community Access Television station.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts This is a list of properties and historic districts in Stoneham, Massachusetts, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, Un ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts This is a listing of places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than a ...


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External links


The historical records
of the First Unitarian Church in Stoneham are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at
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Stoneham TV web site
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