Universalist Church

Description:	Drawing of the First Universalist Church at Fourth & Ohio Streets by Juliet A. Peddle, Terre Haute Architect and Artist. THE FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH HERE, FOURTH AND OHIO STREETS. DRAWING BY JULIET A. PEDDLE, TERRE HAUTE ARTIST AND ARCHITECT.The first Universalist church in Terre Haute was located on the southeast corner of Fourth and Ohio streets facing north. The church was organized May 8, 1841, with 12 members and the building must have been erected that year because I find several references to the fact that this church building had served the congregation 25 years when they prepared to build a new one in 1866. Rev. John Kidwell officiated at the dedication and the membership had increased by this time to 33 members.In 1866 a lot was purchased on the east side of Eighth Street between Cherry and Mulberry, where they erected a brick church costing about $10,000. This new building had a seating capacity of 350 persons and was said to be a very fine church.Some time in the eighties the church organization ceased to function and the building on Eighth street stood idle several years. In 1896 it was purchased by the board of education for a public library. The library continued in this building until the Fairbanks Library was ready for occupancy in 1906, when the books were transferred there. Most of the time since that date it has been occupied by the Prox & Burget Company, who only moved out within the past year.The above Illustration is taken from the map of 1854. The house to the left of the church is in the original picture and I have not been able to identify it to date. I would assume, however, that it is the pastors residence, but I may be mistaken in this.This is another of the early Gothic revival churches and its construction in 1841 places it earlier than any other of the Gothic churches illustrated so far.
Origin:	01/01/2005
Contributor(s):	Peddle, Juliet, 1899-1979
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/rose/id/810
Collection:	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Logan Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Architectural drawings Architecture Churches Unitarian Universalist churches Architecture Religion

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