First Universalist Church (Provincetown, Massachusetts)

The Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown is an historic church at 236 Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival building was built in 1847 to a design by Benjamin Hallett, for a congregation that had been established in 1829. It is a massive post and beam timber frame construction, and was originally built without the tower. The tower, which is telescopic in form, with Greek ornamentation, is the only surviving steeple in Provincetown, and is a landmark for seafarers.[2]

Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Provincetown, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°3′3″N 70°11′17″W
Built	1847
Architect	Wendte, Carl; Hallet, Benjamin
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Part of	Provincetown Historic District (ID89001148)
NRHP reference No.	72000122[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1972
Designated CP	August 30, 1989

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and included in the Provincetown Historic District in 1989.[2] It is now called the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House.

Interior trompe l'oeil ceiling and wall frescos were done in egg tempera by Carl Wendt in 1847

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for First Universalist Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.