1897: Organized by pastors from Church of the Redeemer and First Universalist Church.
1898: Located at 1611 Washington Ave. N.
1898: Programs include kindergarten classes, evening school, day nursery, boy and girls’ clubs, and "relief" work.
1911: New building at 250 17th Ave. N. Now has a manual training course for boys, dressmaking for girls.
1967: Merged with Wells Settlement House.
Sources
- “Historical Sketch of the Unity Settlement Association,” Church of the Redeemer, Yearbook, 1933, p. 20; Unity House: 250 17th Ave. North: 1897-1947,” Unity House, 1947?; “Our Middle Years: 1891-1963,” First Universalist Church of Minneapolis: The First 150 Years,” 2009; “Unity House,” Pillsbury United Communities: A History, and; Minneapolis Tribune 8/2/1898, “Progress in Activity: The Minneapolis Social Settlement Doing Good Work”; ibid., 11/28/1898, “Broader Lines of Work: Unity House Social Settlement Opens for the Second Year.” Ibid. 12/17/1911, “Settlement Work: Manual Training Course Offered North Side Boys.”
Category: Settlement House Neighborhood: North Side