Abington Congregational Church
The Abington Congregational Church is a historic church on Connecticut Route 97 in the Abington village of Pomfret, Connecticut. It was built in 1751 and restyled in the 1830s, and it is the oldest ecclesiastical building in the State of Connecticut that has been continuously used for religious purposes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: United Church of Christ
- Description: church building in Pomfret, Connecticut
- Address: 542 Hampton Road, Pomfret, CT 06259
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abington Social Library and Mashamoquet Brook State Park.
Abington Social Library
Library
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Abington Social Library is situated 330 feet north of Abington Congregational Church.
Mashamoquet Brook State Park
Nature reserve
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Mashamoquet Brook State Park is a public recreation area in the town of Pomfret, Connecticut. Notable features of the state park include the Wolf Den national historic site, the Brayton Grist Mill, and the Table Rock and Indian Chair natural stone formations. Mashamoquet Brook State Park is situated 1½ miles east of Abington Congregational Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abington and Pomfret Street Historic District.
Abington
Village
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Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, with a population of 4,266 according to the 2020 United States Census. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Pomfret Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Pomfret Street Historic District is a historic district roughly along Pomfret Street, from Bradley Road to Woodstock Road in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. Pomfret Street Historic District is situated 3 miles northeast of Abington Congregational Church.
Bush Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Bush Hill Historic District encompasses a historic rural landscape in central northern Brooklyn, Connecticut. It extends along parts of Bush Hill Road, Connecticut Route 169, and Wolf Den Road. Bush Hill Historic District is situated 3½ miles southeast of Abington Congregational Church.
Abington Congregational Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Town of Pomfret, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.85765° or 41° 51′ 28″ northLongitude
-72.00784° or 72° 0′ 28″ westElevation
554 feet (169 metres)Inception
1749Open location code
87H9VX5R+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 963095815OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=united_church_of_christ
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