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

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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, 1622 1830 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. 1622 Plymouth, Mass. Fort fitted... for... use as a meeting house. Bradford, History of Plymouth Plantation, 1:275 76. 1630 Charlestown, Mass. John Winthrop s house used as meetinghouse. Great House. Frothingham, History of Charlestown, 95; Budington, History of the First Church, 11. 1631 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.

2 1632 Boston, Mass. I (First Church). Stone, plastered with clay, thatched roof. Cost: 120. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Winthrop, Journal, 309 10, 344. Cambridge, Mass., I. Bell. Repaired with four-square roof 1649. Bailey, The Beginning of the First Church, 1. Lynn, Mass., I. About 20 x 20. Turret 1662. Moved to common 1682. Dismantled 1827. Historical Sketch, 151. Roxbury, Mass., I. Repaired 1646, 1656. Gallery, plaster, turret pinakles 1658. Bell 1660. Thwing, History of the First Church, 5; Drake, Town of Roxbury, 284; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 121. 1634 Dover, N.H., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 121; Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 837. Ipswich, Mass., I. Gallery 1643. Sold for 50s 1647. Waters, Ipswich, 422. Salem, Mass., I. 20 x 17, 12 posts. 25-ft. addition to 20 x 45? Gallery, chimney 1639. Upham, Rededication, 38 39; Winslow, Meetinghouse Hill, 34; Case No. 26 in Thirty Important Cases Resolved with Evidence of Scripture and Reason. Boston, 1699, 64 66. Watertown, Mass., I. Bellrope 1647. Gallery 1649. Watertown Records, 1. 1635 Concord, Mass., I. Shattuck, History of Concord, 206. Hartford, Conn., I. 40 x 40? Remembered as square. Replaced 1638. 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 1667. Nash, Historical Sketch of Weymouth, 96, 100. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 122. 1636 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, 102 9.

3 1637 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, 3. 1638 Dedham, Mass., I. 36 x 20, 12 posts. Daubed, thatched; pyramid, bell 1651. 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, 1664. 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, 123. 1639 Braintree, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110, 122. Charlestown, Mass., II. Very comely built and large. Galleries rebuilt 1675. 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 1669. Enlarged to 40 x 40, lean-to added 1672. 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 1671. Bell mounted on unattached tower 1673. Jewett and Jewett, Rowley, 104. Southold, L.I., I. Log tradition. Used as jail after 1683, to 1725. Thompson, History of Long Island, 253. 1640

4 Boston, Mass., II. (First Church, Old Meeting House ). Clapboards, shingles. Cost: 1,000. Gallery. 2nd gallery 1675? Platform 1699. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110, 128; Winthrop, Journal, 309 10, 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 1649. 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 1644. Enlarged 12 ft. 1652. 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 1658. Enlarged to 70 x 30? Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:303 4; Quarter Millennial Anniversary, 57. 1641 Milford, Conn., I. 30 x 30. Gallery by 1696. Turret covered with lead 1718. 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). 1642 Gloucester, Mass., I. Bell. 2 galleries 1686. 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 1662. Galleries 1674. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. Woburn, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. 1643 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, 31 32. 1644

5 Branford, Conn., I. Log tradition. Enlarged 1679. Simonds, History of Branford, 13 15, 41 42. 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, 364 65; Bicknell, History of Rhode Island, 581. Reading, Mass., I. Log tradition? Rectangular. Galleries 1657. Proceedings of the 250th Anniversary, Redding, 234; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, 123. 1645 Dorchester, Mass., II. Daubed 1661. Shutters 1662. Gallery 1645, 1667. Detached bell frame. Moved 1671. Sold 1678. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123; Harris, Valedictory Sermon, 25 27. 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 1640. 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, 98. 1646 Rehoboth, Mass., I. Enlarged 1659. Newman, Rehoboth in the Past, 17; Bliss, History of Rehoboth, 41. 1647 Haverhill, Mass., I. 26 x 20. Builder: Thomas Davis. Enlarged 1659. Gallery 1667. 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, 422 23. Wethersfield, Conn., I. 50 x 50? Galleries 1683. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:287 89; Stiles and Adams, History of Ancient Wethersfield, 220 and ff.; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123. 1649 Malden, Mass. (Bailey s Hill), I. Randall, History of the First Church in Malden; Donnelly, New England

6 Meeting Houses, 114, 123. 1650 Boston, Mass. (Second Church or North), I. Burned 1676. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Ware, Two Discourses, 45. Flatbush, L.I. (Midwont) (Dutch Reformed). 60 x 28, 14 posts. Painted 1659. Thompson, History of Long Island, 2:202. 1651 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 1670. 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 1652. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124. Thompson, History of Long Island, 214. 1652 East Hampton, L.I., I. 26 x 20 (or 26 x 26), 8 posts. Thatched. Gallery 1682. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124; Thompson, History of Long Island, 191. Exeter, N.H., II. 20 x 20. Lean-to with chimney 1664. Gallery 1678. 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 1671. Donnelly, Seventeenth-Century Meeting House Turrets, 10 11. 1653 Dover, N.H., II. 40 x 26, 16 posts. Plank construction? Builder: Richard Waldern. Turret 1665. Fortified 1667. 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 1665. 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.

7 1654 Medfield, Mass., I. Pulpit purchased 1655 from John Hatton [Houghton]. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 114. 1655 Chelmsford, Mass., I. Seated 1678. Repaired 1708. 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, 1:194. 1656 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, 364 65. 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 1656. Watertown, Mass., II. 40 x 40. Builder: John Sherman. Cost: 400. Cambridge... pattern. Platform, galleries 1679. Watertown Records, 37 38, 52; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. 1657 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, 50. 1658 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 1684. Bicentennial Book of Malden, 124 25, Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 125; Watkins, Malden s Old Meeting Houses, 34 36.

8 1659 Billerica, Mass., I. 30 x 24, 12 posts. 3' asunder. Thatched. Galleries 1679. 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, 49. 1660 Newton, Mass., I. First Church, Newton, Commemorative Services, 157. Rumney Marsh, Mass. (formerly Chelsea, now Revere). Chapel of Ease reported by Samuel Maverick about 1660. 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, 200. 1661 Andover, Mass., I. Temporary. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 410. Newbury, Mass., II. Builder: Henry Jaques. Porch for stairs and gallery by 1669. History of First Parish, Newbury, 31 32. Northampton, Mass., II. 42 x 42. Hipped roof. Turret and bell 1682. Galleries 1670. Dismantled 1738. First Parish, Northampton, 7 10. 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, 165. 1662 Hadley, Mass., I. 45 x 24. 6-ft. lean-tos on both sides... 36 breadth. Galleries 1698. Judd, History of Hadley, 42. Marlborough, Mass., I. 36 x 18, 12½ posts. Burned 1675. Allen, Topographical and Historical Sketches, 9. 1663 Barnstable, Mass., I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 109. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:260, says by 1648.

9 Jamaica, L.I., I. 26 x 26. Replaced before 1700. MacDonald, History of the Presbyterian Church, 18; Thompson, History of Long Island, 2:101. Topsfield, Mass., I. Rectangular. Stone wall 1675. Galleries 1681 94. 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, 195. 1664 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, 1447. Wells, Maine, I. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118. 1665 Amesbury, Mass., II. 30 x 25, 16 posts. Family pew 1696. Galleries 1699. 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 1676. Butler, History of Groton, 138 40. Huntington, L.I., I. Rectangular. Enlarged 1686. Galleries 1707. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113, Thompson, History of Long Island, 3, 15. North Kingstown, R.I. (Baptist). Benedict, A General History, 364 65. 1666 Brooklyn, L.I. (Dutch Reformed). Dismantled 1810. Furman, Notes, 76. 1667 Concord, Mass., II. 34 x 26, 14 posts. Square roof. Turret and bell. Vane 1673. 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 1680. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119, 125; Banks, History of York, 102 9. 1668 Fairfield, Conn., II. Bell 1685. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112; Schenck, History of

10 Fairfield, 1:229. Hatfield, Mass., I. 30 x 30. Galleries. Turret 1675. Bell 1682. Dormers 1688. 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. 1698. 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). 1669 Andover, Mass., II. Bell 1675. upper and lower galleries 1696. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 411; Abbot, History, 74. Boston, Mass., I (Third Church, Old Cedar ). 75 x 51. 3 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, 91. 1670 Beverly, Mass., I. Gallery, turret 1671. Stone, History of Beverly, 246; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 124; Daniel R. Campbell to Stephen M. Straight, 26 February 1974. Bradford, Mass., I. Galleries 1690. 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 1676. 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, 45. 1671 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, 26 27. Kittery, Maine (The Point), I. Stackpole, Old Kittery; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113.

11 Newport, R.I. (Seventh-Day Baptist). Benedict, A General History, 364 65. Stamford, Conn., II. 30 x 30 (stone) to 38 x 38, 12 posts. Framed. Gallery platform. Turret. Huntington, History of Stamford, 123. 1672 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, 408 9. 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 1684. Hurd, History of Essex County, 453; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 126. Westfield, Mass., I. 36 x 36, 14 posts. Galleries 1703. Copeland, History of Hampden County, 384; Lockwood, Westfield, 139. Woburn, Mass., II. 40 x 40. Turret. Galleries 1678. Upper gallery 1694. Enlarged 20 ft. 1709. Dismantled 1752. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Sewall, History of Woburn, 79 87. 1673 Brookfield, Mass. (Quabaug), I. Burned 4 August 1675. Dunham, Historical Discourse, 53 54. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 116, says ca.1664. Walsh, Anniversary Exercises, 23. Dedham, Mass., II. 38 x 24, 26 posts. Turret and bell. Builder: John Baker, Daniel Pond. Enlarged to 38 x 38 1702. 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, 1:200 201; 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 1689. Pyramids mended 1705. 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

12 1729. Wheeler, History of the First Congregational Church, 42; Wheeler, History of Stonington, 20. 1674 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 1701. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 127. Bliss, History of Rehoboth, 72. Roxbury, Mass., II. Galleries, porches 1708. Drake, Town of Roxbury, 284 85. 1675 Hampton, N.H., III. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 113. 1676 Eastham, Mass., II. Steeple (turret?) 1695. 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, 127. 1677 Boston, Mass., II (Second Church or Old North ). Tower 1720? Dismantled for firewood by English 1776. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 110; Booth, Story of the Second Church, 17; Robbins, History of the Old North, 296 97. 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, 178 79. 1678 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.

13 1679 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 1694. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 115, 127; Caulkins, History of New London, 191. Sherburne, Mass. (Sherborn), I. Biglow, History of Sherburne, 36 42. Swansea, Mass. (Baptist), II. 40 x 22, 16 posts. Moved to north Swansea in 1700. Wright, History of Swansea, 103; Bicknell, History of Barrington, 201; Hurd History of Bristol County, 667; Tustin, Discourse, 98, 99. 1680 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. 1709. 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, 364 65. 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, 60. 1681 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, 193 94; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128.

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, 1755. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 128; Coolidge, Hingham Builds a Meetinghouse ; Corse, The Old Ship Meeting-house in Hingham ; Lincoln, Discourse, 23 41. Wallingford, Conn., I. 28 x 24, 10 posts. Enlarged 16 ft. 1690, 20 ft. 1698. 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, 69 70. 1682 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 1716. Dismantled and moved 1827. 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 1751. Nash, Historical Sketch of Weymouth, 100. 1683 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 40 1712. Cupola and bell. Lightning 1715. 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, 69 71. 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, 148 49; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 123.

15 1684 Enfield, Conn. Manual, Enfield, 302. Greenwich, Conn. I. Mead, History of the Town of Greenwich, 69. MASHPEE, MASS. (Indian Meeting House). Moved 1717. Now a tribal hall. Boston Globe, 3 August 2005; Lovell, Sandwich, a Cape Cod Town, 180 81. 1685 Dartmouth, Mass. (Baptist). Removed to Tiverton, R.I. Benedict, A General History, 364 65. 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, 2:354. 1686 Wethersfield, Conn., II. 50 x 50. Dorman wind. Turret and bell. Galleries 1702. Pews 1715. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:287 89. Windsor, Conn., II. 50 x 40. 2 tiers of galleries. Dormer windows. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 2:304; Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, 360. 1687 Lyme, Conn., II. 40 x 26, 14½ posts. Cary, Memorial Discourse, 4; Lyme Records, 19 46. 1688 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, 31 32. Marlborough, Mass., III. Lasted 121 years until replaced 1809. Builder: John Newton, Moses Newton. Allen, Topographical and Historical Sketches, 11; Hurd, History of Essex County, 3:826 27. Sudbury, Mass. (Wayland), III. Builder: Daniel Pond. Hudson, Annals of Sudbury, 47. 1689 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

16 Newbury, 347. Reading, Mass. (Wakefield), II. Dormers 3 sides. Turret. Enlarged 1701. Proceedings of the 250th Anniversary, Redding, 235; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 119; Inaugural Exercises, 16. 1690 Chilmark, Mass. (Abel s Hill), I. Date approximate. Sold ca. 1724. 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 1709. Builder: John Andruse. Metcalf, Annals of the Town of Mendon, 111. 1691 Greenwich, Conn., II. 32 x 26, 15 (or 16) posts. Clapboards and shingles. Mead, History of Greenwich, 75; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 112. 1692 Lexington, Mass., I. Hudson, History of Lexington, 49. Manchester, Mass., II. 30 x 25, 16 posts. Belfry on top. Galleries. Town Records of Manchester, 44 45. 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, 1:34. 1693 Glastonbury, Conn., I. Enlarged with galleries or lean-tos 1706. Burned 1734. 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, 130. 1694 Billerica, Mass., II. 2 days and 45 residents to assemble frame. Hazen, History of Billerica, 168 69. Deerfield, Mass., II. 30 x 30, About 30 feet square. Turret. Gallery. Dismantled 1729. History of the

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. 1740. Caulkins, History of New London, 488; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 115. West Tisbury, Mass. I. Sold 1702. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2:75. 1695 Danbury, Conn., I. 40 x 30. Bicentennial, First Congregational Church, Danbury, 19. East Windsor, Conn., I. Dismantled 1714. Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, 230; Stoughton, Windsor Farmes, 25. Marblehead, Mass., II. Demolished 1824. 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, 325 26. Donnelly: 30 x 27. Plympton, Mass., I. Each side with a gable end. Sold as a barn 1716. 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 1696. Weston, Mass. (most westerly Watertown), I. 30 x 30. Farmers meetinghouse. Lamson, History of Weston, 9. 1696 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 1666. 1697 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, 1306. Haverhill, Mass., II. 50 x 42, 18 posts. Galleries. Builder: John Haseltine. Bell taken down and put on hill. Hurd, History of Essex County, 1947 48; Wallace, History of Haverhill, 552. Newton, Mass., II. Builder: John Brewer. Sold to West Watertown 1721. 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, 105 7.

18 1698 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 40 1715. Temple, History of Framingham, 144 45; 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, 1:92. 1699 Boston, Mass., I (Brattle Square or Manifesto Church). 72 x 52. Upper gallery. Flat roof. Steeple 1717. 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 1706. 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, 129 30; 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 1700. Clock 1702. Belfry 1712. 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 1783. Johnson, Rhode Island Baptists, 121. NEWPORT, R.I. (Quaker), II. 46 x 45. 2 tiers of galleries. 4-sq. roof. Auditorium called Old Ship Room. Builder: John Jones. Additions 1808, 1857. Rose, The Colonial Houses of Worship, 408 9.

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 40. 2 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. 1735. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 118; Bourne, History of Wells and Kennebunk, 345. 1700 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, 268 69. East Greenwich, R.I. (Six-Principle Baptist). Upset by wind 1725. Cole, History of Washington and Kent Counties, 1002. 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 1745. First Church in Middleborough, 5. Newbury, Mass., III. 60 x 50. 24 posts. 4 gables. Builder: Stephen Jaques. Center turret and bell 1772. 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, 13. 1701 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 1725. Hurd, History of Essex County, 453; Rice, Proceedings at the Celebration, 56. 1702

20 Berwick, Maine, II. 40 x 30. Stackpole, Old Kittery, 197; Berwick Register, 49. Byfield, Mass., I. Gage, History of Rowley, 34 36. Groton, Conn., I. 35 x 35. Stiles: 34 x 33. Galleries 1715. 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 1857. 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, 54 55. West Tisbury, Mass., II. Banks, History of Martha s Vineyard, 2:78. 1703 Sandwich, Mass., III. Turret. Enlarged 15 ft. 1756, 1804. Notes on the History, 5. SAYLESVILLE, R.I. (Lincoln) (Quaker). Enlarged 1745. Horse block. Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 236. Topsfield, Mass., II. 44 x 42. Historical Manual, 7. 1704 Falmouth, Mass., I. Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2: 434 40. Providence, R.I. (Quaker), I. Staples, Annals of Providence, 415; Rose, Colonial Houses of Worship, 405. 1705 Cambridge, Mass., III. Galleries. Paige, History of Cambridge, 286 87, 290. Guilford, Conn. (Second or Madison), I. 35 x 35. Drum. Galleries 1712. Evarts, History, 11; Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 130. 1706 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 1754. Duxbury, Old Records, 202; Chartier, Duxbury Second Meeting House Dig 2008. East Haven, Conn., I. 26 x 16, 17 posts; or 20 x 16, 7 posts. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses,

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 1726. Centennial Discourse, 12 13. 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, 201. 1707 Freetown, Mass., I. 36 x 36, 18 posts. Hurd, History of Bristol County, 295 96. Kingston, N.H., I. Hazlett, History of Rockingham County, 492. NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (Anglican) (St. Paul s). Moved from Narragansett to Wickford 1800. Dorsey, Early English Churches, 166 67; 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. 1745. Old Scituate, 165, 171. Southampton, L.I., III. Remodeled 1820. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117; Thompson, History of Long Island, 214. 1708 Dighton, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Bristol County, 218. Dorchester, Mass. (Second Parish or Canton), I. 30 x 30. Hurd, History of Norfolk County, 932 33. Pembroke, Mass., I. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 236 37. 1709 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 1837. Bicknell, History of Barrington, 210. Durham, Conn., I. 40 x 40, 20 posts. Flat roof, turret. Fowler, History of Durham, 92 93.

22 Farmington, Conn., II. 50 x 50. Turret and clock. Court chamber above gallery. Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:157 58. NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Six-Principle Baptist). 33 x 25. 1 story. Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 235; Stiles, Itineraries, 71. 1710 Attleborough, Mass., I. 30 x 30, 16 posts. Galleries. Dagget, History of Attleborough, 228 29. 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. 1710. Davis, History of Wallingford, 267. Norton, Mass., I. Clark, History of Norton, 237 38; Hurd, History of Bristol County, 613. Southold, L.I., III. 60 x 32. Donnelly, New England Meeting Houses, 117. Truro, Mass., I. Rich, Truro, 147. 1711 Andover, Mass. (North Parish), III. 50 x 45, 24 posts. Roofe like Salem-village. Builder: Samuel Snow. Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, 428 30; Abbot, History of Andover, 76. Bushwick, L.I. (Brooklyn). Octagonal. Turret with bell. Demolished 1840. Prime, History of Long Island, 346 47. 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 1791. Tucker, The Meeting Houses of the First Parish, 310 21. Coventry, Conn., I. Peterson, Historical Sketch, 14. Hampton Falls, N.H., I. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 496. Kensington, Conn., I. Galleries 1720. North, History of Berlin, 152; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:243; Two Hundredth Anniversary, 36 37. 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, 282 83; 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

23 by cutting by Daniel Spofford. Bell tower 1774. Demolished 1836. Wells, Peabody Story, 197; Hurd, History of Essex County, 989 1007; Spofford, Genealogical Record, 47. 1712 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 1726. Smith, History of Guilford, 87; Kelly, Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, 1:172. Hamilton, Mass., I. 50 x 38, 20 posts. Hurd, History of Essex County, 1212 13. Needham, Mass., I. Burned 1773. Clarke, History of Needham, 195. NEWINGTON, N.H. 38 x 30. Sinnott: type 2. Bell added before 1744. Donnell, Newington, 5 6.; Sinnott, Meetinghouse and Church, 41, 232. Portsmouth, N.H., III. 3 decker. Single porch. Belfry 1720. Spire 150 ft. 1730. Dismantled 1854. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 73. West Hartford, Conn. (Fourth Parish in Hartford). Hall, History of West Hartford, 75. 1713 BEVERLY, MASS. (North Parish). 50 x 40. Steeple 1751. Remodeled Grecian style 1838. Stone, History of Beverly, 256 57. 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, 90. 1714 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 1763. Demolished 1802. Fuller, Historical Discourse, 5, 49; Eliot, Sermon Delivered... New North, 23.

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 1731. 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, 938 40; 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, 129 37. 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, 202 3. Oxford, Mass., I. 30 x 30, 18 posts. Daniels, History of Oxford, 82; History of Worcester County, 173 74. 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, 21. 1715 Amesbury, Mass., III. 45 x 35, 20 posts. Builder: S. Lunt. Removed to Sandy Hill 1761. 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, 53 54. Brookline, Mass., I. 44 x 35. diamond glass. Steeple, porch 1771 72. 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, 65 66. 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.

25 LYNNFIELD, MASS. (Second Parish or Lynn). 30 x 25, 25 posts. Enlarged 14 ft. 1782. Town house 1836. 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. 1740. 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 1830. Craven, History of Mattituck, 86 88. 1716 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 52. 2 tiers of galleries. Steeple? Burned 1775. 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 1846. 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 1837. Stackpole, Old Kittery, 199 200. Marblehead, Mass. (Second Parish), I (Holyoke s church). Dismantled 1832. 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, 161 71. Stratham, N.H., I. 48 x 36, 20 posts. Bell 1730. Hurd, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 544. Yarmouth, Mass., III. Enlarged 15 ft. 1768. Turret removed. Single porch added. Steeple. Donnelly New England Meeting Houses, 119; Swift, History of Old Yarmouth; Freeman, History of Cape Cod, 2:210 11.

26 1717 Dartmouth, Mass. (Acoaxet) (Quaker). Lowry, Quakers and Their Meeting House at Apponegansett. East Hampton, L.I., III (Buell s church). Gallery. Pulpit rebuilt 1756. Thompson, History of Long Island, 192; Rattray, Discovering the Past, 204; Hedges, History of the Town of East-Hampton, 80 83. Kingston, Mass., I. 43 x 36, 20 posts. Steeple, bell, and porch 1764. Hurd, History of Plymouth County, 255 61. Littleton, Mass., I. Entrances on 3 sides. No gallery. Harwood, Littleton, 9 10. 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 1733. Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, 76. Salem, Mass. (Second or East Parish), I. 60 x 40. Central belfry. Enlarged 14 ft., steeple, porch added 1770. Hurd, History of Essex County, 42; Bentley, Diary, xli. Stratfield, Conn. (Bridgeport), II. 48 x 38, 24 posts. Long roof. Gallery. Steeple 1769. Orcutt, History of Stratford and Bridgeport, 480 82. 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 1770. Proceedings and Addresses at the Dedication of the Town Hall in Swansea, 31. Wallingford, Conn., II. 68 x 52. 2 tiers of galleries. Steeple voted 1716, built 1728. Perkins, Historical Sketches, Meriden, 34 36; Davis, History of Wallingford, 121; Stiles, Itineraries, 136. 1718 Ashford, Conn., I. 40 x 35, 18 posts. Enlarged 1795. 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.