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Chester Congregational Church

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Built
  
1773

Address
  
Chester, NH 03036, USA

Area
  
3,642 m²

Added to NRHP
  
5 June 1986

NRHP Reference #
  
86001231

Opened
  
1773

Phone
  
+1 603-887-4799

Chester Congregational Church

Location
  
4 Chester St., Chester, New Hampshire

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Similar
  
The Congregational Church in, First Congregational Church of, New Hampton Communi, First Parish Church, Ste Marie Church

Chester Congregational Church is a historic church at 4 Chester Street (New Hampshire Route 121) in Chester, New Hampshire. This wood frame building was originally built as a traditional New England colonial meeting house in 1773, and underwent significant alteration in 1840, giving it its present Greek Revival appearance. Most of its interior was lost during these alterations, but the original roof trusses are still in evidence. The front facade of the church resembles a temple front, with wide piers separating its three bays, and supporting a triangular gable pediment which has a triangular louvered window in its tympanum. A three-stage tower rises above, topped with a spire. The tower clock was added in 1881.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

Chester Congregational Church Wikipedia