South Sutton Meeting House

South Sutton Meeting House
Location 17 Meeting House Hill Rd., South Sutton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°19′14″N 71°56′7″W / 43.32056°N 71.93528°W / 43.32056; -71.93528Coordinates: 43°19′14″N 71°56′7″W / 43.32056°N 71.93528°W / 43.32056; -71.93528
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1839
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 93000462[1]
Added to NRHP May 27, 1993

The South Sutton Meeting House is a historic meeting house at 17 Meeting House Hill Road in South Sutton, New Hampshire. The wood-frame building was constructed in 1839, and is a well-preserved example of rural vernacular Greek Revival architecture. Sited atop a knoll overlooking the village, the church is sheathed in clapboards and rests on a granite foundation. Its main facade has two entries, each of which is flanked by sidelight windows and framed by a moulded casing based on designs published by Asher Benjamin. The gable end is an enclosed pediment, whose tympanum has a fan that screens an attic window. There is a single window above the paired doorways. The building has been little altered since its construction; the only significant modification has been the digging of a cellar in which to install a furnace, done c. 1899, and the repair of lightning-related damage.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 South Sutton Meeting House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-13.


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