The story
Savannah's only Unitarian church, housed in an 1851 Gothic Revival building that served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War and a freedmen's school during Reconstruction. James Pierpont composed "Jingle Bells" while serving as music director here in 1857 (though this claim is disputed with Medford, MA).
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannahchurch
Savannah's only Unitarian church, housed in an 1851 Gothic Revival building that served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War and a freedmen's school during Reconstruction. James Pierpont composed "Jingle…
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Church Building (Original Construction)Church
Built in 1851 in the Gothic Revival style. During the Civil War, the building was used as a Confederate hospital and later as a freedmen's school during Reconstruction.
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