All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church (Bellville, Ohio)

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caption = All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church
location= Bellville, Ohio
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 11
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 45
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1894
architect= D.L. Briggs; et al.
architecture= Richardsonian Romanesque
added = January 01, 1976
governing_body = Private
refnum=76001520cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, built in 1894 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style is an historic building located at 125 Church Street in Bellville, Ohio. On January 01, 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

All Souls held its first services in 1822 using circuit riders. The first meeting house was on the east side of Main Street. Official organization of the church was in 1847 and the first building of Western Reserve Italianate design was constructed near the corner of Church and Bell Streets in 1851.

The current building, a Richardsonian Romanesque style building was constructed in 1894-1897. D. L. Briggs of Cleveland was the architect. The sandstone came from the Cyrus Gatton Farm on Ohio Route 97, east of Bellville, and another quarry west of the village. Stones were cut to fit and the cornerstone laid in 1894. Native lumber was used for the rough structure. The fourteen stained glass windows were ordered through an importing firm in Boston and came from Germany. The building was dedicated in 1897. [ [http://www.allsoulsuuchurchbellville.org/allsouls-building/ All Souls history] ]

Current use

In late 2007, the church has between 75 and 80 members, and is a member church, in good standing, of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

References

External links

* [http://www.allsoulsuuchurchbellville.org All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church website]