First Parish Congregational Church
The First Parish Congregational Church is a historic church at 116 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. The congregation was established in 1730, as the ninth church founded in what is now Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: historic church in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Central Parish Church” and “First Parish Congregational United Church of Christ”
- Address: 116 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME 04096
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Universalist Church and Yarmouth station.
First Universalist Church
Place of worship
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The First Universalist Church, also once known as the Central Parish Church, is a historic church at 97 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1859–60, it is an excellent local example of religious Italianate architecture, and one of the state's few surviving churches designed by architect Thomas Holt. First Universalist Church is situated 380 feet east of First Parish Congregational Church.
Yarmouth station
Railway station
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Yarmouth station of Yarmouth, Maine, is located on the east side of the railroad tracks, just south of Maine State Route 115, the town's Main Street. The railroad station was built in 1906 by the Grand Trunk Railroad, and is a well-preserved example of an early 20th-century passenger rail depot, an increasingly rare sight in the state. Yarmouth station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of First Parish Congregational Church.
Royal River Park
Park
Royal River Park is an urban park in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is located to the northwest of the town center, between East Elm Street to the west and Bridge Street to the east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarmouth and Cousins Island.
Yarmouth
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Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years.
Cousins Island
Suburb
Cousins Island is an island in Casco Bay within the town of Yarmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place, with a population of 490 as of the 2010 census. Cousins Island is situated 3½ miles southeast of First Parish Congregational Church.
Walnut Hill
Village
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North Yarmouth, officially the Town of North Yarmouth, is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. North Yarmouth is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. Walnut Hill is situated 4 miles northwest of First Parish Congregational Church.
First Parish Congregational Church
- Categories: parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Town of Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.79885° or 43° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-70.18362° or 70° 11′ 1″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
87MFQRX8+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 163080474OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
4964273Wikidata ID
Q5453488
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