Church on the Hill (Lenox, Massachusetts)
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| Location | Main St. |
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| Nearest city | Lenox, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′49″N 73°17′1″W / 42.36361°N 73.28361°WCoordinates: 42°21′49″N 73°17′1″W / 42.36361°N 73.28361°W |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001894[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1982 |
The Church on the Hill is a historic church located at 55 Main Street in Lenox, Massachusetts. It is a Congregational church belonging to the United Church of Christ, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The church was built in 1805 by architect and builder Benjamin D. Goodrich of Richmond, Massachusetts, based on a design by Asher Benjamin. It was dedicated on January 1, 1806. Its total cost was $6,619.00 including furnishings. The church was erected on land near the earlier Meeting House (built 1770), which it replaced.[2]
The current pastor is Rev. Natalie Childs Shiras.
Ministers
- 1770-1793 Rev. Samuel Munson
- 1795-1846 Rev. Samuel Shepard, D.D.
- 1846-1854 Rev. Henry Neill
- 1854-1859 Rev. Edmund K. Alden
- 1860-1865 Rev. Reuben S. Kendall
- 1872-1873 Rev. Samuel H. Tolman
- 1874-1880 Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst
- 1880-1889 Rev. R. DeWitt Mallary
- 1890-1898 Rev. Edward Day
- 1899-1904 Rev. Frederick Lynch
- 1904-1907 Rev. Clayton J. Potter
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Church on the Hill". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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