First Church, Unitarian

• The First Church Unitarian is considered the oldest continuous Protestant congregation in America, was established in 1629.

Between 1635-1923 the First Church congregation gathered for worship in a succession of meeting houses on or near the former Daniel Low building in Town House Square.

• The present church edifice at 316 Essex Street built in 1836, was designed by Boston architect Gridley J.F. Bryant.

See Also

• "Saga a reflection of religious turmoil in pre-Revolution Salem"

Salem News, May 7, 2007, p.C7

• Architecture in Salem by Bryan F. Tolles, p.178-9