Click above images to enlarge First Unitarian Church 100 North State Street, Ann Arbor - Washtenaw County Other Names Unitarian Universalist Church; Grace Bible Church Property Type church Historic Use RELIGION Current Use RELIGION Style Romanesque Architect/Builder Donaldson and Meier Walker Brothers Narrative Description The First Unitarian Church is a rectangular, two-story, parapeted front-gable Richardsonian Romanesque structure. Variegated rough ashlar walls are ornamented with dark stone band courses. The roof is broken by cross-gables and the rear facade is dominated by a projecting, massive, hip-roofed square tower and a single-story parapeted slope-roofed extension. Corner turrets soften the corners of the tower and each is topped by conical stone caps. Statement of Significance The First Unitarian Church is Ann Arbor's finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The well-balanced use of ribbon arches and stone make the church an excellent representative of its class. First Unitarian was begun in 1881 according to plans by the prominent Detroit architectural firm of Donaldson & Meier and completed in 1882 by the local Walker Brothers contractors. A student center was added to the church in 1920. The church was purchased by Grace Bible Church in 1946 and leased to the Bible Church of True Holiness in 1971. The building is currently in use and is well maintained. Period of Significance 1866-1900 Significant Date(s) 1882, 1920, 1946 Registry Type(s) 10/04/1978 National Register listed Site ID# P24908