New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound
The New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound are a historic colonial meeting house and town pound on Old Bay Road in New Durham, New Hampshire. Built in 1770, the wood-frame meeting house stands at what was, until about 1850, the center of New Durham, and was originally used for both civic and religious purposes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: historic church and site in New Durham, New Hampshire, United States
- Also known as: “Old Meetinghouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Durham Town Hall and Free Will Baptist Church.
New Durham Town Hall
Town hall
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The New Durham Town Hall is located at Main Street and Ridge Road in the center of New Durham, New Hampshire. Built in 1908, it is the town's second town hall, and an architecturally distinctive design of Dover architect Alvah T. New Durham Town Hall is situated 2 miles west of New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound.
Free Will Baptist Church
Church
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The Free Will Baptist Church is a historic church on Ridge Road in New Durham, New Hampshire. Built in 1819, it is considered the mother church of the Free Will Baptist movement, although it was not built until ten years after the death of founder Benjamin Randall. Free Will Baptist Church is situated 2½ miles southwest of New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Durham and Farmington.
New Durham
Village
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New Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2020 census. It is drained by the Merrymeeting, Cocheco and Ela rivers, and is known for Merrymeeting Lake. New Durham is situated 2½ miles west of New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound.
Farmington
Town
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Farmington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,722 at the 2020 census. Farmington is home to Blue Job State Forest, the Tebbetts Hill Reservation, and Baxter Lake. Farmington is situated 4 miles southeast of New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound.
Middleton Corners
Village
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Middleton is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,823 at the 2020 census. Middleton Corners is situated 4½ miles northeast of New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound.
New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound
- Categories: historic site, meeting house, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of New Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.42424° or 43° 25′ 27″ northLongitude
-71.1274° or 71° 7′ 39″ westOpen location code
87MCCVFF+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 829790775OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q14705362
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