South Congregational Church

South Congregational Church is a historic church building at 58 S. Main Street in Newport, New Hampshire. The two-story brick church was built in 1823 by the carpenter John Leach for a congregation established in 1779, and is the most northerly of a series of rural churches based on a design used by Elias Carter in the design of the Congregational church in Templeton, Massachusetts.

Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: historic church in Newport, New Hampshire
Also known as: “Second Congregational Church” and “United Church of Christ in Newport”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parlin Field and Little Red School House.

Parlin Field

Aerodrome

Parlin Field is a public use airport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the Town of Newport and located two nautical miles north of its central business district. Parlin Field is situated 2 miles northwest of South Congregational Church.

Little Red School House

Museum

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Little Red School House, or the District No. 7 Schoolhouse, is a one-room schoolhouse on New Hampshire Route 10, south of downtown Newport, New Hampshire. Little Red School House is situated 2 miles south of South Congregational Church.

Corbin Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Halpaugh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Corbin Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the North Branch of the Sugar River on Corbin Road, approximately 1 mile west of NH 10 in Newport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Corbin Bridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of South Congregational Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Guild.

Newport

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newport is a census-designated place comprising the main village and surrounding rural land in the town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,735 at the 2020 census, out of 6,299 in the entire town.

Guild

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guild is an unincorporated community in the town of Newport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located near the eastern boundary of Newport, along New Hampshire Routes 11 and 103. Guild is situated 2 miles northeast of South Congregational Church.