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1957
GUSN-169924
Meetinghouses were built to serve both secular and sacred needs. Situated in the center of the New England towns, the meetinghouses were an important part of the community and the individual lives of the residents. This article surveys these important structures, the earliest examples of which have, unfortunately, all but disappeared.
Article ID 373
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1957.047.168.001
Meetinghouses were built to serve both secular and sacred needs. Situated in the center of the New England towns, the meetinghouses were an important part of the community and the individual lives of the residents. This article surveys these important structures, the earliest examples of which have, unfortunately, all but disappeared.
Volume 47, Number 168 (Spring, 1957)
Marian Card Donnelly (Author)
(1957). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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