First Congregational Church of Boscawen

First Congregational Church of Boscawen
Location King St., Boscawen, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°19′19″N 71°37′45″W / 43.32194°N 71.62917°W / 43.32194; -71.62917Coordinates: 43°19′19″N 71°37′45″W / 43.32194°N 71.62917°W / 43.32194; -71.62917
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1799
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 82001689[1]
Added to NRHP April 19, 1982

The First Congregational Church of Boscawen is a historic church on King Street in Boscawen, New Hampshire. Built in 1799, the wood frame church was significantly altered in 1839, when it acquired its present Greek Revival character. Its front facade is modeled as a Greek temple, with corner pilasters supporting an entablature consisting of an architrave, plain frieze, and moulded cornice. This entablature is continued around the two sides of the building. The church tower rises from the center of the front facade, and consists of three stages: the first stage is an enclosed square with a single small window in its rear face, the second is an open belfry surrounded by pilastered supports, to which the octagonal steeple is mounted.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for First Congregation Church of Boscawen" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-04.


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