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Arlington Street Church

Unitarian Universalist

— Gathered in 1729 —

 
 
Arlington Street Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023
1. Arlington Street Church Marker
Inscription.
Formerly
Federal Street Church
in which met the
Massachusetts Convention
that ratified the
Constitution
of the
United States
1788

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraGovernment & PoliticsReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.
 
Location. 42° 21.124′ N, 71° 4.258′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Back Bay. It is at the intersection of Arlington Street and Boylston Street, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 351 Boylston St, Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one
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of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Ellery Channing (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden of Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Berkeley Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (about 500 feet away); Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Bench (about 600 feet away); Colonel Thomas Cass and the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry (about 600 feet away); Polly Thayer Starr (about 600 feet away); Alexander Hamilton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Arlington Street Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023
2. Arlington Street Church Marker
Arlington Street Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023
3. Arlington Street Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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