All Souls was founded in 1821 as the First Unitarian Church of Washington; among the church's founding members were President John Quincy Adams, Vice President John C. Calhoun, and Charles Bulfinch (who designed the original church building at 6th and D Streets NW and more famously the United States Capitol).
All Souls was established in 1821 as the First Unitarian Church of Washington; its founding members included influential individuals President John Quincy Adams, Vice President John C. Calhoun, and architect Charles Bulfinch, who designed the original church building at 6th and D Streets NW and also created the United States Capitol.