7/12/2014
7/12/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
160 N 3rd St, San Jose - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
7/12/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/12/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 20.363, W 121 53.388 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
First Unitarian Church
This building, designed by George W. Page in 1891, became the permanent home of a congregation that first met in city hall in 1866. A version of Richardsonian Romanesque style, the innovative structure withstood the earthquake of 1906 and became a shelter for the injured. In 1906, the church women organized San Jose's first day nursery.