North Sandwich Meeting House

North Sandwich Meeting House
Nearest city Sandwich, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°51′41″N 71°21′58″W / 43.86139°N 71.36611°W / 43.86139; -71.36611Coordinates: 43°51′41″N 71°21′58″W / 43.86139°N 71.36611°W / 43.86139; -71.36611
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1881 (1881)
Architectural style Quaker plain style
NRHP Reference # 86001230[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1986

The North Sandwich Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house at the northwest junction of Quaker-Whiteface Road and Brown Hill Road in Sandwich, New Hampshire. Built in 1881, it is the best-preserved 19th-century Quaker meeting house in the county. It is a single-story wood frame building, with a gable roof and simple pilastered cornerboards. The interior consists of a vestibule area, which leads into the main hall and has stairs leading up to a balcony. The only significant exterior changes are the addition of a bulletin board, and the granite front steps and platform, which appear to date to the 1920s. Interior changes are also modest: two pews have been removed, one to provide space for an organ, and another for a more modern heating system. The auditorium was also carpeted at some point.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] at which time it was the only active Quaker meeting house in the county.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for North Sandwich Meeting House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-27.


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