Hull Chapel

Founded in 1836, First Unitarian Society dedicated its first building in 1841 where the Picasso statue now stands in the Civic Center in downtown Chicago. Following the growth of the city, the congregation gradually moved south, and built a mission-outreach chapel near the University of Chicago campus in 1897.

The photo at right shows that chapel, named for long-time church trustee Morton B. Hull and his wife Eudora Denison Hull. The dedication of Hull chapel was held on June 6, 1897, almost exactly one hundred years ago.

The congregation as a whole officially moved to this site in 1909, and dedicated our current sanctuary in 1931. Hull Chapel, now an extension off the main sanctuary, is still being used today. Below is a photo of how it looks currently.

The interior of Hull Chapel, looking from the main sanctuary

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