Ambulatory Luminaries
Did you ever notice that the numerous rooms off the Ambulatory of our church are named after (you might have guessed) various Unitarian or Universalist luminaries? Find out how the rooms got their names About the Ambulatory by Toni Gold.
Watch this space in upcoming weeks for a series of articles by Toni Gold that will shine a light on who these Ambulatory Luminaries were and why they merit the honor of being named to these locations.
The strikingly modern concrete and wooden structure at 50 Bloomfield Avenue that has housed the Unitarian Society of Hartford since 1964 is the fourth meeting house built and occupied by the church in its more than 150 years. Variously described as a “spider’s web” or a “space ship,” the building’s twelve reinforced-concrete piers “grow out of the ground and leap up to become cantilever supports for the sanctuary roof,” according to its architect, Victor Lundy.
Meeting House Roof History and Repairs August 2018