Meetinghouses of Early New England Appendixes B G, with Source Notes

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2 1 Peter Benes, Meetinghouses of Early New England Appendixes B G, with Source Notes Appendix B Chronological checklist of meetinghouses in New England and Long Island, Entry date indicates year of the raising of the frame or completion of the exterior covering. Town name in capital letters indicates the meetinghouse is still standing. Sinnott types 2, 3, and 4 refer, respectively, to second-period (2), Federal-period (3), and Greek-revivalperiod (4) structures as outlined in Edmund W. Sinnott s Meetinghouse and Church in Early New England. Roman numerals indicate sequence within a town or parish. Dimensions are given in feet. A Separate church identifies a religious society, usually Congregational or Baptist, formed without legislative, municipal, or parish permission Plymouth, Mass. Fort fitted... for... use as a meeting house. Bradford, History of Plymouth Plantation, 1: Charlestown, Mass. John Winthrop s house used as meetinghouse. Great House. Frothingham, History of Charlestown, 95; Budington, History of the First Church, Dorchester, Mass., I. Palisade. Log tradition. Thatched. Loft. Fireplace? Beating the drum. Clapp, History of Dorchester, 32 (citing Winthrop, Journal, 144); Blake, Annals of Dorchester, 78; Harris, Valedictory Sermon, 25.

3 Boston, Mass. I (First Church). Stone, plastered with clay, thatched roof. Cost: 120. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Winthrop, Journal, , 344. Cambridge, Mass., I. Bell. Repaired with four-square roof Bailey, The Beginning of the First Church, 1. Lynn, Mass., I. About 20 x 20. Turret Moved to common Dismantled Historical Sketch, 151. Roxbury, Mass., I. Repaired 1646, Gallery, plaster, turret pinakles Bell Thwing, History of the First Church, 5; Drake, Town of Roxbury, 284; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Dover, N.H., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 121; Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 837. Ipswich, Mass., I. Gallery Sold for 50s Waters, Ipswich, 422. Salem, Mass., I. 20 x 17, 12 posts. 25-ft. addition to 20 x 45? Gallery, chimney Upham, Rededication, 38 39; Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, 34; Case No. 26 in Thirty Important Cases Resolved with Evidence of Scripture and Reason. Boston, 1699, Watertown, Mass., I. Bellrope Gallery Watertown Records, Concord, Mass., I. Shattuck, History of Concord, 206. Hartford, Conn., I. 40 x 40? Remembered as square. Replaced Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:193; Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, 54, says 40 x 40. Hingham, Mass., I. Private gallery 6 ft. wide. Posts and pillars turned. Lincoln, Discourse, First Parish in Hingham, 20. Weymouth, Mass., I. 3 galleries, bell Nash, Historical Sketch of Weymouth, 96, 100. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Charlestown, Mass., I. Temporary between the town and the neck. Budington, History of the First Church, 115; Winthrop, Journal (Hosmer), 183. Scituate, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 425. York, Maine, I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119; Banks, History of York,

4 Hampton, N.H., I. Log tradition. Bell. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113; Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 325; Hazlett, History of Rockingham County, 451, Plymouth, Mass., I. Bell. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 175; Plymouth Church Records (introduction). Sandwich, Mass., I. Thatched roof tradition. Notes on the History, Dedham, Mass., I. 36 x 20, 12 posts. Daubed, thatched; pyramid, bell Early Records of the Town, 3:48; two men, Joseph Kingsbury and Anthony Fisher, were a committee to contrive the Fabrick of a meeting house. Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, 42. Duxbury, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 362. Exeter, N.H., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112. Hartford, Conn., II. 50 x 50? Porch with stairs to Chambers. Galleries 1644, 1660, Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1: 205; Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, says 1640, 54. Providence, R.I. (Baptist), I. Roger Williams. Met in homes for 60 years. Reformed Reader, chap. 13. Johnson, Rhode Island Baptists, Braintree, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110, 122. Charlestown, Mass., II. Very comely built and large. Galleries rebuilt Frothingham, History of Charlestown, 95. Budington, History of the First Church, n. 30. Marblehead, Mass., I. 40 x 20? Gallery 1662, 2nd gallery and bell Enlarged to 40 x 40, lean-to added Roads, History and Traditions, 14. Marshfield, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114. New Haven, Conn., I. 50 x 50. Gallery. Banisters. Rails. Platform. Turrets. Builder: William Andrews. Cost: 500. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:3; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 122; Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, 25. Rowley, Mass., I. Framed (not log). Repaired Bell mounted on unattached tower Jewett and Jewett, Rowley, 104. Southold, L.I., I. Log tradition. Used as jail after 1683, to Thompson, History of Long Island,

5 4 Boston, Mass., II. (First Church, Old Meeting House ). Clapboards, shingles. Cost: 1,000. Gallery. 2nd gallery 1675? Platform Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110, 128; Winthrop, Journal, , 344; Wisner, History of Old South Church, 78. Fairfield, Conn., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112. Hampton, N.H., II. 40 x 22, 13 posts. Builder: Richard Knight. Bell. West gallery Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113, 122; Dow, History of Hampton, 351. Portsmouth, N.H. (Anglican), I. Parsonage house and chapel. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 49. Salisbury, Mass., I. Bell Enlarged 12 ft Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116. Saybrook, Conn., I (before 1640). 40 x 30. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, 123. Stamford, Conn., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117. Windsor, Conn., I. Thatched? Drum. Finish carpenter: William Buell. 2-gable roof, Lanthorn Enlarged to 70 x 30? Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:303 4; Quarter Millennial Anniversary, Milford, Conn., I. 30 x 30. Gallery by Turret covered with lead Ford, Historical Sketches, 51; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:306; Lambert, History of the Colony of New Haven, 104 (who says 40 x 40) Gloucester, Mass., I. Bell. 2 galleries Babson, History of Gloucester, 188 ff. Sudbury, Mass. (First Parish or Wayland), I. 30 x 20, 8 posts. Framed. Builder: John Rutter. Hudson, Annals of Sudbury, 40. Wenham, Mass., I. Rectangular. Plastered Galleries Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. Woburn, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Guilford, Conn., I. 24 x 24. Stone, clay mortar. 4-sq. roof, thatched. Gallery. Porch. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:171; Smith, History of Guilford, 86. Newbury, Mass., I. History of the First Parish, Newbury,

6 5 Branford, Conn., I. Log tradition. Enlarged Simonds, History of Branford, 13 15, Eastham, Mass., I. 20 x 20. Thatched. Ports in the side. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:356. Newport, R.I. (Baptist), I. Reformed Reader, chap. 13; Benedict, A General History, ; Bicknell, History of Rhode Island, 581. Reading, Mass., I. Log tradition? Rectangular. Galleries Proceedings of the 250th Anniversary, Redding, 234; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, Dorchester, Mass., II. Daubed Shutters Gallery 1645, Detached bell frame. Moved Sold Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123; Harris, Valedictory Sermon, Hempstead, L.I., I. 24 x 24. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 125, says 1661; Prime, History of Long Island, 280. Prime says 1645, 24 x 24. Scituate, Mass. (Second or South Parish), I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 427. Southampton, L.I., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117; Thompson, History of Long Island, says 1641, 214; Prime, History of Long Island, 192, says Springfield, Mass., I. 40 x 25, 9 posts. Shingled roof. Double studs. 2-turret watch house. Builder: Thomas Cooper, J. Burr. Green, Springfield, 75; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123; Vermilye, An Account, 131; Shurtleff, Log Cabin Myth, Rehoboth, Mass., I. Enlarged Newman, Rehoboth in the Past, 17; Bliss, History of Rehoboth, Haverhill, Mass., I. 26 x 20. Builder: Thomas Davis. Enlarged Gallery Earle, Sabbath, 3; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113; Noyes, Memorial, 2:6. Ipswich, Mass., II. Bell. Sheet for the turret window. Used as fort. Builder: George Norton. Waters, Ipswich, Wethersfield, Conn., I. 50 x 50? Galleries Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:287 89; Stiles and Adams, History of Ancient Wethersfield, 220 and ff.; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Malden, Mass. (Bailey s Hill), I. Randall, History of the First Church in Malden; Donnelly, New England

7 6 Meeting Houses, 114, Boston, Mass. (Second Church or North), I. Burned Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Ware, Two Discourses, 45. Flatbush, L.I. (Midwont) (Dutch Reformed). 60 x 28, 14 posts. Painted Thompson, History of Long Island, 2: Amesbury, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109; Merrill, History of Amesbury, 45. Cambridge, Mass., II. about 40 x 40 square. 4-square roof. Galleries Paige, History of Cambridge, 259. Natick, Mass., I. Bacon, History of Natick, 108. Southampton, L.I., II. 30 x 24, 8½ posts. Builder: Ellis Post, Richard Post. Galleries Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124. Thompson, History of Long Island, East Hampton, L.I., I. 26 x 20 (or 26 x 26), 8 posts. Thatched. Gallery Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124; Thompson, History of Long Island, 191. Exeter, N.H., II. 20 x 20. Lean-to with chimney Gallery Hurd, History of Rockingham and Stafford Counties, 266. New London, Conn., I. 30 x 30, 12 posts. 6 windows. 4 gables. Shingled. Turret. Builder: John Elderkin. Gallery Donnelly, Seventeenth-Century Meeting House Turrets, Dover, N.H., II. 40 x 26, 16 posts. Plank construction? Builder: Richard Waldern. Turret Fortified Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 827; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124. Edgartown, Mass. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2:144. Middletown, Conn., I. 30 x 20, 10 posts. Gallery Adams, Middletown Upper Houses, 17; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 51, 114, 124. Sudbury, Mass., II. 40 x 24, 12 posts. Thatched. Clapboard. Pinakles. 2 front gables. Builder: Peter King, Thomas Plympton. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117, 124.

8 Medfield, Mass., I. Pulpit purchased 1655 from John Hatton [Houghton]. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Chelmsford, Mass., I. Seated Repaired Waters, History of Chelmsford, 20, 47. Chilmark, Mass. One-room meetinghouse. Builder: Thomas Mayhew. Turned into a dwelling house. Scott, Early Houses of Martha s Vineyard. Northampton, Mass., I. Sawn timber, 26 x 18, 9 posts. History of the Connecticut Valley, 1: Durham, N.H. (Oyster River), I. Builder: Valentine Hill. Stackpole and Thompson, History of Durham, 169; Fitts, History of Newfields, 70. Newport, R.I. (Second Baptist Church). 21 seceders. Benedict, A General History, Sandwich, Mass., II. Notes on the History, 4. Taunton, Mass., I. Turret and vane. Builder: Harry Andrews. Emery, History of Taunton, 203; Hurd, History of Bristol County, 789. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117, says before Watertown, Mass., II. 40 x 40. Builder: John Sherman. Cost: 400. Cambridge... pattern. Platform, galleries Watertown Records, 37 38, 52; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Berwick, Maine. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109; Stackpole, Old Kittery and Her Families, 194; Discourse Delivered, 18. Marshfield, Mass., II. Builder: Ensign Eames, William Macomber. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114. Portsmouth, N.H., II. 40 x 40, 16 posts. 9-in. logs. flat Roof. Builder: John Huchinson. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, Lancaster, Mass., I. Willard, Sketches of the Town of Lancaster, 31. Malden, Mass., II. 33 x 33, 16 posts. Turret and rails 6 ft. sq. Builder: Job Lane. Galleries by Bicentennial Book of Malden, , Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 125; Watkins, Malden s Old Meeting Houses,

9 Billerica, Mass., I. 30 x 24, 12 posts. 3' asunder. Thatched. Galleries Hurd, History of Essex County, 1:256. Norwalk, Conn., I. 30 x 18. Set upon posts in the ground, 12 foot in length. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124; Hall, Ancient Historical Records, Newton, Mass., I. First Church, Newton, Commemorative Services, 157. Rumney Marsh, Mass. (formerly Chelsea, now Revere). Chapel of Ease reported by Samuel Maverick about Chamberlain, Documentary History of Chelsea, 2:180; Shurtleff, History of the Town of Revere, 418. Saco, Maine (Winter Harbor Congregation). Ridlon, Saco Valley Settlements, 223. Swansea, Mass. (Baptist), I. Bicknell, History of Barrington, Andover, Mass., I. Temporary. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 410. Newbury, Mass., II. Builder: Henry Jaques. Porch for stairs and gallery by History of First Parish, Newbury, Northampton, Mass., II. 42 x 42. Hipped roof. Turret and bell Galleries Dismantled First Parish, Northampton, History of the Connecticut Valley, 1:194. Stonington, Conn., I. Builder: Thomas Minor, Thomas Park. Wheeler, History of the First Congregational Church, 42. Stratford, Conn., I. (Meetinghouse before 1661). Bell. Gallery added. Wilcoxson, History of Stratford, 139; Orcutt, History of Stratford and Bridgeport, Hadley, Mass., I. 45 x ft. lean-tos on both sides breadth. Galleries Judd, History of Hadley, 42. Marlborough, Mass., I. 36 x 18, 12½ posts. Burned Allen, Topographical and Historical Sketches, Barnstable, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:260, says by 1648.

10 9 Jamaica, L.I., I. 26 x 26. Replaced before MacDonald, History of the Presbyterian Church, 18; Thompson, History of Long Island, 2:101. Topsfield, Mass., I. Rectangular. Stone wall Galleries Dismantled, sold for 5. Historical Manual, 7; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 125. Wenham, Mass., II. 24 x 24, 12 posts. Enlarged. Hurd, History of Essex Co., 1234; Allen, History of Wenham, Milton, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 749; Teele, History of Milton, 277. Salisbury, Mass., II. 46 x 30. Hurd, History of Essex County, Wells, Maine, I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Amesbury, Mass., II. 30 x 25, 16 posts. Family pew Galleries Hurd, History of Essex County, 1499; Merrill, History of Amesbury, 167; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109, 125. Edgartown, Mass., II. 33 x 19, 8 posts. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2:146. Groton, Mass., I. Thatched. Daubed. Gallery and 2 stairs. Burned Butler, History of Groton, Huntington, L.I., I. Rectangular. Enlarged Galleries Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113, Thompson, History of Long Island, 3, 15. North Kingstown, R.I. (Baptist). Benedict, A General History, Brooklyn, L.I. (Dutch Reformed). Dismantled Furman, Notes, Concord, Mass., II. 34 x 26, 14 posts. Square roof. Turret and bell. Vane Tucker, The Meeting Houses of the First Parish, 308. Killingworth, Conn. (First Parish or Clinton), I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 125. York, Maine, II. 28 (x 28), 16 posts. Turret with balusters. Builder: Henry Sayward. Galleries Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119, 125; Banks, History of York, Fairfield, Conn., II. Bell Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112; Schenck, History of

11 10 Fairfield, 1:229. Hatfield, Mass., I. 30 x 30. Galleries. Turret Bell Dormers Wells and Wells, History of Hatfield, 60; Tucker, Hope Atherton, 388. Lyme, Conn. (Johnny Cake Hill), I. Log tradition. Cary, Memorial Discourse, 4. New Haven, Conn., II. 55 x 35. Turret. Dormers. Builder: Nathan Andrews. Enlarged 25 ft Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126. Stiles, Itineraries, says, New Haven old Meeting House 40 x 60, 134. Norwich, Conn., I. Lean-tos added. Caulkins, History of Norwich, 126; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126 (before 1668) Andover, Mass., II. Bell upper and lower galleries Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 411; Abbot, History, 74. Boston, Mass., I (Third Church, Old Cedar ). 75 x porches. Cupola. Pinnacles. sheete lead. Builder: Robert Tweld. Ayer, South Meeting-House, 4. Mendon, Mass., I. 22 x 22, 12 posts. the Ruffes gathered to A 7 foote square wth a Turrett. Marlowe, Churches of Old New England, Beverly, Mass., I. Gallery, turret Stone, History of Beverly, 246; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124; Daniel R. Campbell to Stephen M. Straight, 26 February Bradford, Mass., I. Galleries Kingsbury, Memorial History, 16. Hartford, Conn. (Second Parish), I. 50 x 50. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:205. Middletown, Conn., II. 32 x 32, 15 posts. Builder: John Hull. Gallery Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114. Salem, Mass., II ( The Great Meeting House ). 60 x 50, 20 posts. Turret. Chimney. Galleries. Upham, Rededication, 42; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126; Goodell, First Meeting House, Bridgehampton, L.I., I. Thompson, History of Long Island, 214. Brookhaven, L.I., I. 28 x 28 (or 26 x 30), 10 posts. Builder: Nathaniel Morton (or Nortens). Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Records of the Town of Brookhaven, Kittery, Maine (The Point), I. Stackpole, Old Kittery; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113.

12 11 Newport, R.I. (Seventh-Day Baptist). Benedict, A General History, Stamford, Conn., II. 30 x 30 (stone) to 38 x 38, 12 posts. Framed. Gallery platform. Turret. Huntington, History of Stamford, Farmington, Conn., I (before 1672). Gallery. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112. Manchester, Mass., I. Shall be builded 18 foot cepting stud with too Gabell ends. Town Records of Manchester, 11. Milton, Mass., II. Nearly square gallery. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 749; Teele, History of Milton, 280. Newport, R.I. (Quaker), I. Dismantled. Rose, Colonial Houses of Worship, Oyster Bay, L.I. (Quaker), I. Builder: Samuel Andrews, John Feake. Cost: 20. Oyster Bay Town Records, 687. Salem Village, Mass. (Danvers), I. 34 x 28, 16 posts. 2 galleries Hurd, History of Essex County, 453; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126. Westfield, Mass., I. 36 x 36, 14 posts. Galleries Copeland, History of Hampden County, 384; Lockwood, Westfield, 139. Woburn, Mass., II. 40 x 40. Turret. Galleries Upper gallery Enlarged 20 ft Dismantled Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Sewall, History of Woburn, Brookfield, Mass. (Quabaug), I. Burned 4 August Dunham, Historical Discourse, Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, says ca Walsh, Anniversary Exercises, 23. Dedham, Mass., II. 38 x 24, 26 posts. Turret and bell. Builder: John Baker, Daniel Pond. Enlarged to 38 x Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126; measured 38 x 38 in Stiles, Itineraries, 98. Deerfield, Mass., I. Log tradition. Thatched. To ye little house for a Meeting House. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126; Sheldon, History of Deerfield, 1: ; History of the Connecticut Valley, 2:613. Haddam, Conn., I. 28 x 24, 13 posts. 8 windows. tooe pramedyes. Builder: John Clarke. Manual, First Congregational Church, Haddam, 4 6; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Norwich, Conn., II. Builder: John Elderkin. Enlarged Pyramids mended Caulkins, History of Norwich, 216; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Stonington, Conn., II. 40 x 22, 14 posts. Gallery. Builder: Thomas Minor, Thomas Park. Dismantled

13 Wheeler, History of the First Congregational Church, 42; Wheeler, History of Stonington, Bridgewater, Mass. (West Bridgewater), II. 40 x 26, 14 posts. Galleries. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 889; Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, 62. Dunstable, N.H., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 111. Rehoboth, Mass., II. Rectangular. Galleries lengthened Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Bliss, History of Rehoboth, 72. Roxbury, Mass., II. Galleries, porches Drake, Town of Roxbury, Hampton, N.H., III. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Eastham, Mass., II. Steeple (turret?) Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:373. Saybrook, Conn., II. 60 x 30, 16 posts. Cedar clapboards. Builder: William Bushnell. Chapman, First Church of Christ, 23; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, Boston, Mass., II (Second Church or Old North ). Tower 1720? Dismantled for firewood by English Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Booth, Story of the Second Church, 17; Robbins, History of the Old North, Dorchester, Mass., III. 50 x 45. Gallery. Pyramidal roof. Bell. Builder: Isaac Royal. Clapp, History of Dorchester, 230; Harris, Valedictory Sermon, 27. Marlborough, Mass., II. Thatched. Allen, Topographical and Historical Sketches, 11. Springfield, Mass., II. 50 x 40, posts for galleries. Turret. Canopy. Slitwork. Builder: John Allis. Springfield Records, 2:121; Green, Springfield, Boston, Mass., I (First Baptist). Salem and Stillman Streets. Frothingham, History of Charlestown, 172. Hempstead, L.I., II. 30 x 24, 12 posts. Lean-to on each side. Builder: Joseph Carpenter. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Norwalk, Conn., II. 40 x 40, 16 posts. Roof like that in Fairfield. Hall, Ancient Historical Records, 71.

14 Ipswich, Mass. (Second Parish, Chebacco, or Essex), I. 42 x 36. Voted for turret like that in Andover. Crowell, History of Essex, 84. New London, Conn., II. 40 x 40, 20 posts. 4 gables with pyramids. Turret. 2 galleries. Builder: John Elderkin, Samuel Lothrop. Burned Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 115, 127; Caulkins, History of New London, 191. Sherburne, Mass. (Sherborn), I. Biglow, History of Sherburne, Swansea, Mass. (Baptist), II. 40 x 22, 16 posts. Moved to north Swansea in Wright, History of Swansea, 103; Bicknell, History of Barrington, 201; Hurd History of Bristol County, 667; Tustin, Discourse, 98, Edgartown, Mass., III. 20 x 20, 10 posts. four cross galleries. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2:140. Groton, Mass., II. Butler, History of Groton, 143. Mendon, Mass., II. 26 x 24, 14 (or 16) posts. a girt house. Builder: Samuel Hayward. Enlarged 10 ft Hurd, History of Worcester County, 1:381 82; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Middleborough, Mass., I. First Church in Middleborough, 5. Scituate, Mass. (Second or South Parish), II. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 427; Deane, History of Scituate, 36. South Kingstown, R.I. (Baptist). Benedict, A General History, Stratford, Conn., II. 48 x 42, 16 posts. Galleries and porch added. Wilcoxson, History of Stratford, 145; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Suffield, Conn., I. Trumbull, Memorial History of Hartford County, 2:390 91; Sheldon, Documentary History of Suffield, 18. Westerly, R.I. (Seventh-Day Baptist). Best, The Town That Saved a State, 130; Denison, Westerly, Barnstable, Mass., II. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2: 275. Derby, Conn., I. 28 x 20, 10 posts. Transom windows. Bannisters on seats. Drummer. Builder: John Hull. Enlarged 14 ft. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, ; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128.

15 14 East Hampton, L.I., II. 2 tiers of galleries. Builder: Joshua Garlick. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128. Thompson, History of Long Island, 191; Prime, History of Long Island, 174. HINGHAM, MASS., II ( Old Ship ). 55 x 45, 21 posts. Gallery. Undated single porch. Builder: Charles Stockbridge. Cost: 437. Enlarged 1730, Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128; Coolidge, Hingham Builds a Meetinghouse ; Corse, The Old Ship Meeting-house in Hingham ; Lincoln, Discourse, Wallingford, Conn., I. 28 x 24, 10 posts. Enlarged 16 ft. 1690, 20 ft Galleries. Perkins, Historical Sketches, Meriden, 37; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. Woodbury, Conn., I. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:319 20; Cothren, History of Ancient Woodbury, Beverly, Mass., II. 50 x 40. Galleries. Belfry in center of roof. Cost: 375. Stone, History of Beverly, 246; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128. Hurd, History of Essex County, 695. Lynn, Mass., II ( Old Tunnel ). 50 x 44. Galleries. 4 pediments. Center bell tower. Porches Dismantled and moved Historical Sketch, 153. Scituate, Mass., II. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 425. Weymouth, Mass., II. 45 x 40, 20 posts. 4 gables. 2 tiers of galleries. Builder: Jacob Nash. Burned Nash, Historical Sketch of Weymouth, Bristol, R.I., I. Square. Double galleries. Cap roof. Cupola and bell. Lane, Historical Sketches, 21. Plymouth, Mass., II. 45 x 22?, 16 posts. Enlarged 18 ft. to 45 x Cupola and bell. Lightning Plymouth, Records of the Town of Plymouth, 2:56: Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 177; Plymouth Church Records (introduction); Thacher, History of Plymouth, 305; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Simsbury, Conn., I. 28 x 24, 14 posts. piramides. Builder: Thomas Barber. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 50, 128. Southold, L.I., II. Gallery on east end. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117; Prime, History of Long Island, 132. Wrentham, Mass., I. 36 x 26, 16 posts. Gallery. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 635. Yarmouth, Mass., II. 40 x 30, 13½ posts. Swift, History of Old Yarmouth, 25, ; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123.

16 Enfield, Conn. Manual, Enfield, 302. Greenwich, Conn. I. Mead, History of the Town of Greenwich, 69. MASHPEE, MASS. (Indian Meeting House). Moved Now a tribal hall. Boston Globe, 3 August 2005; Lovell, Sandwich, a Cape Cod Town, Dartmouth, Mass. (Baptist). Removed to Tiverton, R.I. Benedict, A General History, Dunstable, N.H., II. Log tradition. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 115; Fox, History of Dunstable, 39. Isle of Shoals, N.H. 48 x 28. Belfry and bell. Jeness, Isle of Shoals, 146. Stow, Mass., I. 4 windows, 3 lights each. 2 double doors. Clay filled. Drake, History of Middlesex County, 2: Wethersfield, Conn., II. 50 x 50. Dorman wind. Turret and bell. Galleries Pews Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2: Windsor, Conn., II. 50 x tiers of galleries. Dormer windows. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:304; Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, Lyme, Conn., II. 40 x 26, 14½ posts. Cary, Memorial Discourse, 4; Lyme Records, Boston, Mass. (Anglican), I (King s Chapel). 54 x 36, 20 posts. Belfry 10 ft. sq. Architect: P. Wells. Dorsey, Early English Churches, 166; Isham, Trinity Church in Newport, 8; Watkins, Three Contracts, Marlborough, Mass., III. Lasted 121 years until replaced Builder: John Newton, Moses Newton. Allen, Topographical and Historical Sketches, 11; Hurd, History of Essex County, 3: Sudbury, Mass. (Wayland), III. Builder: Daniel Pond. Hudson, Annals of Sudbury, Jericho, L.I. (Quaker). Prime, History of Long Island, 273. Newbury, Mass. (Second or West Parish), I. 30 x 30. Coffin, History of Newbury, 152; Currier, History of

17 16 Newbury, 347. Reading, Mass. (Wakefield), II. Dormers 3 sides. Turret. Enlarged Proceedings of the 250th Anniversary, Redding, 235; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119; Inaugural Exercises, Chilmark, Mass. (Abel s Hill), I. Date approximate. Sold ca Scott, Early Houses of Martha s Vineyard, fig. 56. Jamaica, L.I., II. 40 x 40. Stone. Pyramidal roof (date in iron vane). Prime, History of Long Island, 308; Thompson, History of Long Island, 2:105. Mendon, Mass., III. 30 x 30, 16 posts. Enlarged 10 ft. on each end Builder: John Andruse. Metcalf, Annals of the Town of Mendon, Greenwich, Conn., II. 32 x 26, 15 (or 16) posts. Clapboards and shingles. Mead, History of Greenwich, 75; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Lexington, Mass., I. Hudson, History of Lexington, 49. Manchester, Mass., II. 30 x 25, 16 posts. Belfry on top. Galleries. Town Records of Manchester, Waterbury, Conn., I. Anderson, First Church, 39. Woodstock, Conn., I. 30 x 26, 14 posts. Gable on each side. Builder: John Holmes. Larned, History of Windham County, 1: Glastonbury, Conn., I. Enlarged with galleries or lean-tos Burned Chapin, Glastenbury, 58; Trumbull, Memorial History, 209. Oyster Bay, L.I. (Quaker), II. Oyster Bay Town Records, 687. Preston, Conn., I. 35 x 25, 16 posts. Gallery. First Congregational Church, 15; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Billerica, Mass., II. 2 days and 45 residents to assemble frame. Hazen, History of Billerica, Deerfield, Mass., II. 30 x 30, About 30 feet square. Turret. Gallery. Dismantled History of the

18 17 Connecticut Valley, 2:613; Dudley Woodbridge, Journal, 3, illustration. Flushing, L.I. (Quaker), I. Waller, History of the Town of Flushing, 84. New London, Conn., III. Enlarged 10 ft. on each end ca Caulkins, History of New London, 488; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 115. West Tisbury, Mass. I. Sold Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2: Danbury, Conn., I. 40 x 30. Bicentennial, First Congregational Church, Danbury, 19. East Windsor, Conn., I. Dismantled Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, 230; Stoughton, Windsor Farmes, 25. Marblehead, Mass., II. Demolished Roads, History and Traditions, 360. Medford, Mass., I. 27 x 24, 15 posts. Walls limed. Galleries. Usher, History of Medford, 391; Brooks, History of Medford, Donnelly: 30 x 27. Plympton, Mass., I. Each side with a gable end. Sold as a barn Underhill, Descendants of Edward Small, 745. Stratfield, Conn. (Bridgeport), I. Orcutt, History of Stratford and Bridgeport, 475. Watertown, Mass., III. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Watertown Records, 4 February Weston, Mass. (most westerly Watertown), I. 30 x 30. Farmers meetinghouse. Lamson, History of Weston, Braintree, Mass., II. Stone. Records of the Town of Braintree, 31; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 279, 284; Hurd says weathervane dated Exeter, N.H., III. Gallery. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 267. Gloucester, Mass., II. 40 x 40, 16 posts. Plastered. Hurd, History of Essex County, Haverhill, Mass., II. 50 x 42, 18 posts. Galleries. Builder: John Haseltine. Bell taken down and put on hill. Hurd, History of Essex County, ; Wallace, History of Haverhill, 552. Newton, Mass., II. Builder: John Brewer. Sold to West Watertown Jackson, History of Early Settlement, 125; First Church, Newton, 157. Rowley, Mass., II. 50 x 40, 18 posts. Gallery. 4 gables and turret. Jewett and Jewett, Rowley,

19 Fairfield, Conn., III. 50 x 55? Hamilton 1744 says octagonal in Itinerarium. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112, 130; Hamilton, Itinerarium, 167: like that of Jamaica upon Long Island. Framingham, Mass., I. 40 x 30. Enlarged to 40 x Temple, History of Framingham, ; Manual, Framingham Church, 21. Gay Head, Mass. (Aquinnah). Account of an Indian Visitation, A.D. 1698, Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 10 (1809), 132. Little Compton, R.I. One Hundred Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, 12. Windham, Conn., I. 35 x 24, 12 posts. Gable on each side. Galleries. Larned, History of Windham County, 1: Boston, Mass., I (Brattle Square or Manifesto Church). 72 x 52. Upper gallery. Flat roof. Steeple Lothrop, History of the Church in Brattle Street, 45; Records of the Church in Brattle Square, 1 10; Stiles, Itineraries, 97. Branford, Conn., II. Voted long brick house but 40 x 40 framed. Builder: Daniel Clark. Turret. Pyramidal roof. Galleries Simonds, First Church and Society, Branford, 48. Dartmouth, Mass. (Apponegansett) (Quaker). 35 x 30, 14 posts. Hurd, History of Bristol County, 203; Lowry, Quakers and Their Meeting House at Apponegansett. East Greenwich, R.I. (Quaker). Cole, History of Washington and Kent Counties, 1056; McPartland, History of East Greenwich, 78. East Hartford, Conn., I. Goodwin, History of East Hartford, ; Trumbull, Memorial History of Hartford County, 2:91. Kittery, Maine (Second or North Parish or Long Reach). 35 x 20, 16 posts. Made into a school. Stackpole, Old Kittery, 187. Kittery, Maine (The Point). Stackpole, Old Kittery, 187. Ipswich, Mass., III. 66 x 60, 26 posts. with 2 [or] 3 gables on every side. Galleries. Turret. Builder: Abraham Tilton, Abraham Perkins. Bell Clock Belfry Waters, Ipswich, 424. Newport, R.I. (Anglican), I (Trinity). 54 x 28 (probably). Isham, Trinity Church, 6 7; Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 186. Newport, R.I. (Baptist), II. Repaired Johnson, Rhode Island Baptists, 121. NEWPORT, R.I. (Quaker), II. 46 x tiers of galleries. 4-sq. roof. Auditorium called Old Ship Room. Builder: John Jones. Additions 1808, Rose, The Colonial Houses of Worship,

20 19 Rochester, Mass., I. 26 x 24, 10 posts. Galleries on 3 sides. Builder: Peter Blackmer. Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, 73. Suffield, Conn., II. 40 x tiers of galleries. Trumbull, Memorial History of Hartford County, 2:390 91; One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, Ruggles, 102; Sheldon, Documentary History of Suffield, 18. Wells, Maine, II. Tower on roof. Enlarged 25 ft Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Bourne, History of Wells and Kennebunk, Boxford, Mass., I. 34 x 34, 18 posts, to 34 x 30. Turret. Hipped roof. Perley, History of Boxford, 126; Boxford Town Records, 53, 63, 73. Chatham, Mass., I. 22 x 22 (or 22 x 32), 13 posts. Smith, History of Chatham, East Greenwich, R.I. (Six-Principle Baptist). Upset by wind Cole, History of Washington and Kent Counties, LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (Quaker). Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 235. Middleborough, Mass., II. 36 x 30, 16 posts. 2 ridge poles, 4 gables. 1½ tiers. Pitched roof First Church in Middleborough, 5. Newbury, Mass., III. 60 x posts. 4 gables. Builder: Stephen Jaques. Center turret and bell Coffin, History of Newbury, 240; History of the First Parish, 32. New Utrecht, L.I. (Independent). Stone. usual octagon form. Prime, History of Long Island, 341. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (Quaker). Double door. Similar to East Sandwich (1810). Rose, The Colonial Houses of Worship, 418. Providence, R.I. (Baptist). 20 x 20. Hay cap shape, hole in roof for chimney. Builder: Pardon Tillinghast. Staples, Annals of Providence, 414; Johnson, Rhode Island Baptists, 123; Tillinghast and Tillinghast, A Little Journey, Haddam, Conn. (Second or East Parish), I. 32 x 32. Turret shingled on all sides. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:119. Hatfield, Mass., II. 45 x 45. Gables on 4 sides. Wells and Wells, History of Hatfield, 137. Salem Village, Mass. (Danvers), II. 48 x 42. Builder: Thomas Flint. Bell Hurd, History of Essex County, 453; Rice, Proceedings at the Celebration,

21 20 Berwick, Maine, II. 40 x 30. Stackpole, Old Kittery, 197; Berwick Register, 49. Byfield, Mass., I. Gage, History of Rowley, Groton, Conn., I. 35 x 35. Stiles: 34 x 33. Galleries Stark, Groton, Connecticut, 115; Stiles, Itineraries, 128. Plainfield, Conn., I. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:132. Stamford, Conn., III. 50 x 50. ferrate (turret?). Drum. Dismantled Huntington, History of Stamford, 134. West Springfield, Mass., I. 42 x 42. Turret 92 ft. 3 roofs, each one smaller. Builder: John Allys. Copeland, History of Hampden County, 242; History of the Connecticut Valley, 2:907; Sprague, Historical Discourse, West Tisbury, Mass., II. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2: Sandwich, Mass., III. Turret. Enlarged 15 ft. 1756, Notes on the History, 5. SAYLESVILLE, R.I. (Lincoln) (Quaker). Enlarged Horse block. Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 236. Topsfield, Mass., II. 44 x 42. Historical Manual, Falmouth, Mass., I. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2: Providence, R.I. (Quaker), I. Staples, Annals of Providence, 415; Rose, Colonial Houses of Worship, Cambridge, Mass., III. Galleries. Paige, History of Cambridge, , 290. Guilford, Conn. (Second or Madison), I. 35 x 35. Drum. Galleries Evarts, History, 11; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, Bradford, Mass., II. 48 x 40, 20 posts (seats copied by Andover). Kingsbury, Memorial History of Bradford, 19; Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 430. Colchester, Conn., I. 40 x 40. Galleries. Drum. Colchester Town Records, 55. Duxbury, Mass., II. 40 x 33, 17 posts. Postholes? Gallery. Builder: Samuel Sprague. Cost: 180. Enlarged Duxbury, Old Records, 202; Chartier, Duxbury Second Meeting House Dig East Haven, Conn., I. 26 x 16, 17 posts; or 20 x 16, 7 posts. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses,

22 21 1:135; Havens, Stone Meeting House, 17; Mitchell, History of New Haven County, 748. Enfield, Conn., II. 40 x 40 or 38 x 38. Turret and belfry. Manual, Enfield, 302. Greenland, N.H., I. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 303. Lancaster, Mass., II. Willard, Sketches of the Town of Lancaster, 65. Lebanon, Conn., I. 36 x 26 to 36 x 36, 16 posts. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:263; Nichols, Historical Sermon, 10. Mansfield, Conn., I. 24 x 24, 14 posts. Enlarged 20 ft., roof set contrary way Centennial Discourse, Marshfield, Mass., III. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114. Medfield, Mass., II. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 443. NORTH PEMBROKE, MASS. (Quaker). 28 x 28. Built in Scituate. Large single porch with 2 doors. Rose, Colonial Houses of Worship, 208; Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, Freetown, Mass., I. 36 x 36, 18 posts. Hurd, History of Bristol County, Kingston, N.H., I. Hazlett, History of Rockingham County, 492. NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (Anglican) (St. Paul s). Moved from Narragansett to Wickford Dorsey, Early English Churches, ; Rose, Colonial Houses of Worship, 408. Scituate, Mass. (Second or South Parish), III. 50 x 40, 20 posts. flat roof of about ten feet rise. Enlarged 13 ft Old Scituate, 165, 171. Southampton, L.I., III. Remodeled Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117; Thompson, History of Long Island, Dighton, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Bristol County, 218. Dorchester, Mass. (Second Parish or Canton), I. 30 x 30. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, Pembroke, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, Acushnet, Mass., I. Potter, First Congregational Society in New Bedford, 19. Andover, Mass. (South Parish), I. 56 x 50, 22 posts, square roofe without dormans. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 428, 442. Barrington, R.I., I. 60 x 40? Gallery. Moved Bicknell, History of Barrington, 210. Durham, Conn., I. 40 x 40, 20 posts. Flat roof, turret. Fowler, History of Durham,

23 22 Farmington, Conn., II. 50 x 50. Turret and clock. Court chamber above gallery. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1: NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Six-Principle Baptist). 33 x story. Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 235; Stiles, Itineraries, Attleborough, Mass., I. 30 x 30, 16 posts. Galleries. Dagget, History of Attleborough, Brookhaven, L.I., II. Thompson, History of Long Island, 270. CHELSEA, MASS. (Rumney Marsh, now Revere), II. 34 x 30. Flat roof? Frame extant. Chamberlain, Documentary History of Chelsea, 185; Forrey, The Meeting House at Rumney Marsh ; Shurtleff, History of the Town of Revere, 421. New London, Conn. (Waterford). Baptists formed church Davis, History of Wallingford, 267. Norton, Mass., I. Clark, History of Norton, ; Hurd, History of Bristol County, 613. Southold, L.I., III. 60 x 32. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117. Truro, Mass., I. Rich, Truro, Andover, Mass. (North Parish), III. 50 x 45, 24 posts. Roofe like Salem-village. Builder: Samuel Snow. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, ; Abbot, History of Andover, 76. Bushwick, L.I. (Brooklyn). Octagonal. Turret with bell. Demolished Prime, History of Long Island, Chelmsford, Mass., II. 52 x 42, 24 posts. spar 25 ft. Terit to hang bell in. Unattached belltower. Waters, History of Chelmsford, 677. Concord, Mass., III. 60 x 50, 28 posts. English or flat roof. 2 galleries. Builder: Charles Underhill. Tower Tucker, The Meeting Houses of the First Parish, Coventry, Conn., I. Peterson, Historical Sketch, 14. Hampton Falls, N.H., I. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 496. Kensington, Conn., I. Galleries North, History of Berlin, 152; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:243; Two Hundredth Anniversary, NANTUCKET, MASS. ( Old North Vestry ). Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 225. Newbury, Mass. (became Queen Anne s Chapel). 50 x 30. Coffin, History of Newbury, 184, 254. Norwich, Conn., III. 50 x 50 or 50 x 45. Builder: John Elderkin II. Caulkins, History of Norwich, ; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:111. Salem, Mass. (Middle Parish or Peabody), I. 51 x 38, 24 posts. Turret. 2 tiers of galleries. Enlarged twice

24 23 by cutting by Daniel Spofford. Bell tower Demolished Wells, Peabody Story, 197; Hurd, History of Essex County, ; Spofford, Genealogical Record, Boston, Mass. III (First Church, Old Brick ). 72 x 54, 34 ft. high. 3 decker. Turret. Belfry. Single porch. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 21. Guilford, Conn., II. 68 x 46, 24 posts. 2 tiers of galleries. 3 tiers of windows. Steeple Smith, History of Guilford, 87; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:172. Hamilton, Mass., I. 50 x 38, 20 posts. Hurd, History of Essex County, Needham, Mass., I. Burned Clarke, History of Needham, 195. NEWINGTON, N.H. 38 x 30. Sinnott: type 2. Bell added before Donnell, Newington, 5 6.; Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 41, 232. Portsmouth, N.H., III. 3 decker. Single porch. Belfry Spire 150 ft Dismantled Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 73. West Hartford, Conn. (Fourth Parish in Hartford). Hall, History of West Hartford, BEVERLY, MASS. (North Parish). 50 x 40. Steeple Remodeled Grecian style Stone, History of Beverly, Dover, N.H. (Pine Hill), III. Builder: John Thompson Sr. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 827. Hadley, Mass., II. 50 x 40. Flattish roof. Balcony at one end (standing belfry?). Judd, History of Hadley, 310; History of the Connecticut Valley, 1:335. Harwich, Mass., I. Paine, History of Harwich, 147. Stow, Mass., II. 40 x 32, 20 posts. Drake, History of Middlesex County, 2:354. Windham, Conn., II. Larned, History of Windham County, 1:93. York, Maine, III. 50 x 50. every way proportionable. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119; Banks, History of York, 102 9; Moody, Handbook, Abington, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 483. Boston, Mass., I ( New North ). 65 x 48, 35 posts. flat roof & battlements. Enlarged 18 ft. north side. Steeple 1714? Replaced Demolished Fuller, Historical Discourse, 5, 49; Eliot, Sermon Delivered... New North, 23.

25 24 Dracut, Mass., I. 30 x 25. Drake, History of Middlesex County, 1:407. East Windsor, Conn., II. 40 x 40. Roof as this is. Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, 232; Stoughton, Windsor Farmes, 44. Groton, Mass., III. 50 x 40, to 40 x 35. Enlarged Belfry. Butler, History of Groton, 143; Drake, History of Middlesex County, 1:464. Killingly, Conn., I. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:145 46; Bayles, History of Windham County, ; Larned, History of Windham County, 1:335. Lexington, Mass., II. 50 x 40, 28? posts. Like Concord. 2 tiers of galleries. Unattached belltower. Cost: 500. Hudson, History of Lexington, 57; Staples, History of Lexington Common, 16 25, Longmeadow, Mass., I. 38 x 38. Plastered. Gallery. Bell chamber. Copeland, History of Hampden County, 413; History of the Connecticut Valley, 2:1044. MARBLEHEAD, MASS. (Anglican) (St. Michael s). 48 x 48, 23 posts. 17 sq. ft. Tower 50 ft. Spire 53 ft. Howie, Architecture and Liturgy, Oxford, Mass., I. 30 x 30, 18 posts. Daniels, History of Oxford, 82; History of Worcester County, Plympton, Mass., II. Underhill, Descendants of Edward Small, 746. Pomfret, Conn. (White s Plain), I. Larned, History of Windham County, 1:200. Salisbury, Mass. (West Parish), I. 52 x 38, 24 posts. Pettingell, West Parish of Salisbury, 32; First Parish Church, Salisbury, Amesbury, Mass., III. 45 x 35, 20 posts. Builder: S. Lunt. Removed to Sandy Hill Hurd, History of Essex County, 1506; Merrill, History of Amesbury, 167, 232; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109. Brookfield, Mass. (Quabaug), II. 45 x 35. Gallery. Dunham, Historical Discourse, Brookline, Mass., I. 44 x 35. diamond glass. Steeple, porch Muddy River and Brookline Records, 104. Falmouth, Mass., II. 34 x 30, 18 posts. with a flat roof as convenient. Galleries. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2: 434; Jenkins, Three Lectures, Hampton, N.H., IV. 60 x 40, 28 posts. 3 decker. Steeple or turret from the beame upward. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113; Dow, History, 381. Huntington, L.I., II. Thompson, History of Long Island, 315. Jamaica, L.I. (Dutch Reformed), I. Diameter 34 ft. Wooden. octagonal. 8 [ft.] square. Hamilton, Itinerarium, 167, also n. 192; Hempstead, Diary, 519; Prime, History of Long Island, 308.

26 25 LYNNFIELD, MASS. (Second Parish or Lynn). 30 x 25, 25 posts. Enlarged 14 ft Town house Wellman, History of the Town of Lynnfield, chap. 3; Bentley, Diary, 24 May 1813; MacKenzie, First Parish, 104. Medway, Mass., I. 34 x 28, 16 posts. Roof to rise 4 feet from center of beam. Builder: John Richardson. Mason, Handbook of Medway History, 13; Jameson, History of Medway, 99. Middletown, Conn. ( Upper Houses, North, or Cromwell Parish), I. Adams, Middletown Upper Houses, 31. Middletown, Conn., III. 60 x 40. Galleries. Enlarged 18 ft Hildreth, First Church in Cromwell, 28; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114; Hazen, Brief History, 41. Southold, L.I. (Mattitick), I. Gallery. Builder: Nathaniel Warner. Used as sail loft after Craven, History of Mattituck, Boston, Mass. ( French meetinghouse). Brick. Snow, History of Boston, 201. Boston, Mass. ( New South ). 60 x 55. Wood. Spire and steeple. Ionic order. Ellis, Commemorative Discourse, 7; Stiles, Itineraries, 97. Charlestown, Mass., III. 72 x tiers of galleries. Steeple? Burned Frothingham, History of Charlestown, 248. Dover, N.H. (Oyster River Parish). Scales, History of Dover, 178; Wadleigh, Notable Events, 120. Gloucester, Mass. (Second Parish or Annisquam West). Dismantled Babson, History of Gloucester, 262 ff. Greenwich, Conn. (Second Parish), I. Pulpit bluish color. Linsley, Commemorative Discourse, 10. Kittery, Maine (Leighton s Point). 50 x 40, 25 posts. Single porch added. Demolished Stackpole, Old Kittery, Marblehead, Mass. (Second Parish), I (Holyoke s church). Dismantled Roads, History and Traditions, 42, 379. Middletown, Conn. (East Parish or Portland), I. 40 x 26. on hill. Field, Centennial Address, 254. Newington, Conn. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:45 46; Stiles, History of Ancient Wethersfield, Stratham, N.H., I. 48 x 36, 20 posts. Bell Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 544. Yarmouth, Mass., III. Enlarged 15 ft Turret removed. Single porch added. Steeple. Donnelly New England Meeting Houses, 119; Swift, History of Old Yarmouth; Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:

27 Dartmouth, Mass. (Acoaxet) (Quaker). Lowry, Quakers and Their Meeting House at Apponegansett. East Hampton, L.I., III (Buell s church). Gallery. Pulpit rebuilt Thompson, History of Long Island, 192; Rattray, Discovering the Past, 204; Hedges, History of the Town of East-Hampton, Kingston, Mass., I. 43 x 36, 20 posts. Steeple, bell, and porch Hurd, History of Plymouth County, Littleton, Mass., I. Entrances on 3 sides. No gallery. Harwood, Littleton, North Haven, Conn., I. 40 x 30. Thorpe, North Haven Annals, 145; Stiles, Itineraries, 149. Norwich, Conn. (Franklin or West Farms), I. Builder: J. Elderkin II. One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary, Franklin, 25 26; Caulkins, History of Norwich, 284. Plainfield, Conn., II. 50 x 40, 20 posts. Planked ends and sides. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:132. Rochester, Mass. (Quaker). Lowry, Quakers and Their Meeting House at Apponegansett, 14. Rochester, Mass., II. 40 x 35, 20 posts. Pews on beams above the galleries Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, 76. Salem, Mass. (Second or East Parish), I. 60 x 40. Central belfry. Enlarged 14 ft., steeple, porch added Hurd, History of Essex County, 42; Bentley, Diary, xli. Stratfield, Conn. (Bridgeport), II. 48 x 38, 24 posts. Long roof. Gallery. Steeple Orcutt, History of Stratford and Bridgeport, Sunderland, Mass. (Swampfield), I. 45 x 35 or 45 x 30, 18 posts. Galleries. Conch. Smith, History of Sunderland, 52; History of the Connecticut Valley, 2:685. North Swansea, Mass. (Baptist). Single porch added probably after Proceedings and Addresses at the Dedication of the Town Hall in Swansea, 31. Wallingford, Conn., II. 68 x tiers of galleries. Steeple voted 1716, built Perkins, Historical Sketches, Meriden, 34 36; Davis, History of Wallingford, 121; Stiles, Itineraries, Ashford, Conn., I. 40 x 35, 18 posts. Enlarged Larned, History of Windham County, 1:219. Bridgewater, Mass. (Second Parish or Bridgewater), I. 43 x 38, 18 posts. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 775. Durham, N.H. (Durham Falls), II. 40 x 36, 20 posts. Belfry like that in Hampton. Stackpole and Thompson, History of Durham, 173. Eastham, Mass., III. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:383.