The stunning Unity Church of North Easton, Massachusetts, was built on a slight knoll near the Village Cemetery, where many members of the generous Ames Family are buried. The Ames Family were famous for building an industrial empire out of Easton, where the Ames Shovel Works helped produce shovels that allowed the westward expansion of the United States. The family’s deep commitment to Unitarianism is felt from their funding and designing of the Unity Church, its parsonage, and lavish stained glass windows inside. Unity Church was built in 1875 on land set aside by Oliver Ames Jr., who lived next door in a large mansion. He hired his nephew, John Ames Mitchell, who was educated at Harvard College, and studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The Victorian Gothic style church is constructed of stone and presents a cruciform plan with an attached side chapel. Gothic trim is used throughout the building and frame multiple stained glass windows designed by John LaFarge (1835 -1910), which are Angel of Help (1886) and Figure of Wisdom (1901). The interior of the church was remodeled in 1895 by Henry Vaughan, a prominent Gothic Revival architect.