First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith

First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith
Location Winona Rd., Meredith, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°38′48″N 71°32′15″W / 43.64667°N 71.53750°W / 43.64667; -71.53750Coordinates: 43°38′48″N 71°32′15″W / 43.64667°N 71.53750°W / 43.64667; -71.53750
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1802
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 86003368[1]
Added to NRHP December 01, 1986

The First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith is a historic church building on Winona Road in Meredith, New Hampshire, United States. It is a single-story rectangular wood-frame structure, with a small ell attached to its northern end, and a shed-roof privy attached to the ell. It was built c. 1802 for a congregation of Free Will Baptists, and extensively remodeled in 1848, giving the main block its present Greek Revival appearance. The ell, which originally served as a vestry, was added in either 1890 or 1909. It served as a church until 1946, and was purchased by the newly formed Meredith Historical Society in 1950, which uses it as a museum known as the Pottle Meeting House.[2][3] Exhibits include early tools and farming artifacts.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Farm Museum - Pottle Meeting House". Meredith Historical Society. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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