1727 Walden Lane SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55902 (507) 282-5209
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Original Universalist Chapel in Rochester, MN Original Universalist Chapel in downtown Rochester. A small church was built on the current site of the Plummer building for $2,200 and was dedicated on November 21, 1866.
Grace Universalist Church postcard In 1877 Grace Church was built at a cost of $11,000 (excluding carpeting and upholstering).  Sometime around 1889 the first pipe organ in  Rochester was bought for Grace Church.
First Universalist Church Grace Church was sold to Drs. William and Charles Mayo on July 19, 1915 and a new church was built at 3rd Ave and 3rd Street SW (now a parking lot near the Guggenheim building).  The building cost $30,000 and the land cost $10,000.
Current building - before remodeling First Unitarian Universalist Church on Walden Lane, before remodeling.

In 1964 the church property was sold to the Mayo Foundation for $200,000.  Five and one-half acres of wooded hillside were purchased on the frontage road west of Hwy 52.  Stained glass windows were saved from the old church and are a highlight of the current church building.
Current building after remodeling

First Unitarian Universalist Church on Walden Lane, after 2000 remodeling

A number of improvements were included in a million-dollar renovation project. A new elevator serving all four levels of the building was installed so that now the entire building is accessible. A new larger entrance and revised approach to the building has made the entire area more attractive. Significant refurbishing made the interior more attractive.