National and State Register

First Unitarian Society of Denver

Denver County

The First Unitarian Society of Denver (FUSD) was the location of Colorado’s first religious ceremony for a same-sex wedding, held in 1975 following issuance of a marriage license and civil ceremony in Boulder County. Since the relocation of FUSD here in 1958, the building has played a central role in civil rights issues pertaining to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ), African-American, immigrant, and numerous other communities seeking to engage in causes related to social and racial justice

First Unitarian Church of Denver.

First Unitarian Church of Denver.

Constructed in two phases from 1893-99 for the Plymouth Congregational Church, the First Unitarian Society of Denver building is also a fine example of the Romanesque Revival style as designed by architects Balcomb & Rice and Varian & Sterner. 

An SHF grant helped to address deteriorated masonry.