First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Philadelphia


This basement, chapel and sanctuary of this high Victorian Gothic church is occasionally used by R5 Productions (www.r5productions.com) as one of the venues for their punk and goth rock concerts.

The building was designed by the great Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, whose dad was one of the ministers here.


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