First Unitarian Church in Westport
First Unitarian Church in Westport soaring sanctuary on right
The Unitarian Church in Westport, nicknamed the New Ship Church, is a striking church building in Westport, Connecticut designed by modernist architect Victor A. Lundy and completed in 1965. It won an award from Architect magazine.[1] It has been compared to E. Fay Jones' Thorncrown Chapel (1980) and to the wooden tent Lundy designed for the interior of his Unitarian Meeting House (1964) in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] The nickname New Ship Church is a reference to the Old Ship Church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts.[2] The congregation was founded in 1949 as "The First Unitarian Fellowship of Fairfield County." http://uuwestport.org/
See also
- First Unitarian Society of Madison, Frank Lloyd Wright's church building in Madison Wisconsin.[2]
References
- 1 2 Higher Power 1960 P/A Award: First Unitarian Church, Victor Lundy ARCHITECT February 10, 2009 Past Progressives
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