Unity House, located at 7 Park Square with the Franiklin Savings Bank on the north side, the Waldorf on the south side, and a statue of Abraham Lincoln and freed slave Archer Alexander in the middle of the Squar, was located in a busy place filled with businesses and hotels. The theatre district and car dealerships were near by.

In 1922 a hall with an adjoining kitchen was added to Unity House. The building occupied by Unity House at 7 Park Square was later converted into a hotel. Please note that this building no longer stands. It has since been replaced by 10 Park Plaza, the Massachusetts Transportation Building.

Laymen's league could have planted the seed to start a minister's study group - even though the Laymen's league was primarily a fundraising group - they hosted many lectures and discussions.

An example of the events at Unity House:

Yogananda moved to Unity House after his stay at the Y.M.C.A. following his arrival in Boston on September 18, 1920. On October 6, Yogananda delivered his maiden speech in America, ‘The Science of Religion,’ in Unity House before the International Congress of Religious Liberals. It was in Unity House that Yoganandaji first met Dr. Minott W. Lewis on Christmas Eve, 1920. When Yogananda returned to Boston in 1928, during the months of October and November, he gave three series of Yogoda classes, the last two in Unity House.

In the 1950's and 60's, Park Square was on the edge of Boston's "Combat Zone," a rough-crime ridden theatre district become home of strip clubs and prostitution. In the 1970's and 80's, redevelopment in Boston tore down Unity House and much to its south to build hotels, college dorms, and the Transporation Building. What changes! From respectable to sleezy to respectable in 80 years.