Rockingham Meeting House
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Rockingham Meeting House is a historic 18th-century New England meetinghouse in Rockingham, Vermont, notable as one of the best-preserved examples of early American civic and religious architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockingham Meeting House canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New England meetinghouse
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historic building ⓘ historic meeting house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
congregational worship
ⓘ
town meetings ⓘ |
| category |
churches in Vermont
ⓘ
historic civic buildings in Vermont ⓘ tourist attractions in Windham County, Vermont ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
represents early American Protestant worship practices
ⓘ
represents early American town governance practices ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
belfry or tower
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entrance porch ⓘ meeting hall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balcony
ⓘ
box pews ⓘ cemetery nearby ⓘ gallery level ⓘ original interior woodwork ⓘ pulpit ⓘ |
| hasSurroundings | rural setting ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Rockingham, Vermont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vermont ⓘ Windham County, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the best-preserved early American civic and religious buildings
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving meetinghouses in Vermont ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Town of Rockingham (Vermont) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wood shingles ⓘ |
| significance |
example of 18th-century New England meetinghouse design
ⓘ
example of combined civic and religious architecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic meetings
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community gatherings ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.